The Lion Hunt

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Artist/Maker	Bolswert, Schelte (printmaker) Rubens, Peter Paul (artist)
Place of origin	Antwerp (made)

The Lion Hunt; Horsemen attacking a lion and lioness, the former has seized one of the hunters who has fallen from his steed, whilst the latter has sprung on a man on the ground whose companion rushed sabre in hand to his rescue; a third hunter lies wounded on the ground; After Rubens; Print on paper.

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Categories	Prints Hunting
Object type	Print
Title	The Lion Hunt
Materials and techniques	print on paper Paper Printing Ink Printing
Brief description	The Lion Hunt; After Rubens; Print on paper; By Schelte Bolswert; Flemish School; Late 16th - mid 17th century.
Physical description	The Lion Hunt; Horsemen attacking a lion and lioness, the former has seized one of the hunters who has fallen from his steed, whilst the latter has sprung on a man on the ground whose companion rushed sabre in hand to his rescue; a third hunter lies wounded on the ground; After Rubens; Print on paper.
Style	Flemish School
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted	Hunting Lion Lioness Horses Hunters
Associated object	DYCE.2271 (Duplicate)
Bibliographic reference	DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874.
Other number	231. 26 (1). - Catalogue des Estampes gravées après P. P. Rubens. Par P. F. Basan, Paris 1767
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.2272

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Record created	March 18, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1156401/the-lion-hunt-print-bolswert-schelte/

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