Favolius, Hugo, Groeningen, Gerard van, Antwerp, Eight elephants, verso bottom center - stamped, When an elephant was staying in Antwerp in September 1563, Gerard van Groeningen (or Paludanus) took the opportunity to sketch it in various poses. His sketches have not survived, but the print based on his design has. Eight elephants are depicted in lifelike poses in a landscape. The largest elephant, to the left, shows a great resemblance to the elephant in the pamphlet by Jan Mollyns, published in the same year (British Museum: Inv. no. 1928-3-10-97). With an 8-line Latin inscription by the Antwerp city physician Hugo Favolius, which shows that the elephant is a state gift. The text provides further information about the animal's build and movements., print, prints, height 405 mm, width 541 mm, South Netherlands, 1515 - 1599, print maker, printmaker, 1563 - 1563, paper, papier, etching, etchings, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, North Netherlands, 1523-08-12 - 1585-08-10, wr