Endpaper with Animals
1790
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1790
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Endpaper with Animals is a 1790 ink by German 18th Century, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a page covered in small, detailed animals—mostly cats, dogs, and rabbits—all scattered across a white background. The creatures are drawn in gold, standing on tiny clouds or patches of grass. Some animals look alert, others relaxed, and a few are mid-motion, like running or stretching. The gold color stands out sharply against the white, making the animals pop. The page looks like it was meant to be folded or used as a book cover, with a simple border framing the scene. Next, look up woodcut to see how this printing method works.
