Animalium quadrupedum omnis generis verae et artificiosissimae delineationes in aes
An engraved book of quadrupeds printed in Antwerp in 1612 under the name of Adriaen Collaert, who died in 1618, likely made for naturalists, artists and collectors interested in animal study. Its plates show animals of many kinds set in landscapes with trees, distant towns and open ground, with exaggerated poses and combative scenes; a designer might borrow their dense cross-hatched line work and the way animals are arranged across a wide field.
