Theodor de Bry
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Theodor de Bry #12,178

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personNetherlandish, 1528–1598
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Selected Works7

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Ornamental Design for Knife Handle
Ornamental Design for Knife Handle, 1588
Acquired 2015
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Knife Handle (Lucretia)
Knife Handle (Lucretia), 1588
Acquired 2015
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Seven Works of Charity
The Seven Works of Charity, 1588
Acquired 1928
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Pride and Madness (Orgeuille et Follie)
Pride and Madness (Orgeuille et Follie), 1588
Acquired 1926
Engraving in black with brush and black wash on ivory laid paper

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Florilegium renovatum et auctum, Frankfurt, 1641, coloured plates, calf gilt
Florilegium renovatum et auctum, Frankfurt, 1641, coloured plates, calf gilt, 1659
Sold
May 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Arrogance and Folly
Arrogance and Folly
$1,250
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
The Perrette set of the most influential of all collections of voyages
The Perrette set of the most influential of all collections of voyages, 1590
$352,800
Apr 2022
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Ornamental Design for Knife Handle
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2014.1125 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Fund
Knife Handle (Lucretia)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2014.1123 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Fund
Reverse Copy of a Design for a Buckle with an Owl
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1968 · Accession 68.529.7 · Engraving and blackwork
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
Blackwork Design for Broochs, Bracelets and Pendants
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1968 · Accession 68.529.4 · Engraving and blackwork
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
Design for a Brooch with Two Heart-Shaped Pieces
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1968 · Accession 68.529.6 · Engraving and blackwork
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
Copy of a Design for a Knife Handle with the Death of Lucretia
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1968 · Accession 68.779.3 · Engraving and blackwork
Rogers Fund, 1968
Design for Two Buckles and a Pendant Below a Heart-Shaped Brooch
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1968 · Accession 68.529.5 · Engraving and blackwork
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
Tuppin ikin sii, de quibus Regem Praemonueram, Pagum in quo dive retbar.... (from book, Americae, part three)
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 1967 · Accession 1967.103.2 · engraving on paper mounted on paper
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Nacol-Absov, Roi Du Promon-/toire des.... (from book, Les Vrais Pourtraits et Vies des Hommes Illustres)
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 1967 · Accession 1967.103.20 · engraving on paper mounted on paper
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
(Jacobus Almagrus a Ferdinando Pizarro Invincula Coniicitur in Carcere....) (from book, Americae, part six)
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 1967 · Accession 1967.103.17 · engraving on paper mounted on paper
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
(Untitled) (from book, Narratio Regionum Indicarum per Hispanos Quosdam Devastatarum Verissima)
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 1967 · Accession 1967.103.23 · engraving on paper mounted on paper
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
(Untitled) (from book, Narratio Regionum Indicarum per Hispanos Quosdam Devastatarum Verissima)
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 1967 · Accession 1967.103.22 · engraving on paper mounted on paper
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
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REINTERPRETATIONS BY DEMIAN FLORES OF VIOLENCE MYTH AND REPRESENTATION
Mexican artist Demián Flores presents "America. New Visions from the Old World," a graphic arts exhibition at the Instituto Cultural de México in Madr…
exhibitionsMay 8, 2026
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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.