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Print

mid to late 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching featuring two hunting dogs chasing two flying grouse?, watched from a tree by a hawk. A grouse hides beneath the undergrowth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Etching after Francis Barlow by Pierce? Tempest, plate 40 from Barlow's Various Birds and Beasts, 17th century.
Physical description
Etching featuring two hunting dogs chasing two flying grouse?, watched from a tree by a hawk. A grouse hides beneath the undergrowth.
Dimensions
  • Platemark height: 13.6cm
  • Platemark width: 18.5cm
  • Page height: 22.7cm
  • Page, approx, tight binding width: 33.5cm
  • Binding height: 23.6cm
  • Width: 35cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • PTempest ex. (Lower right within platemark)
  • FBarlow delin: (Lower left within platemark)
  • 12.A. (Lower left within platemark)
  • 40 (Top right corner of image)
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.1155-2008 (Duplicate)
Bibliographic reference
Various Birds and Beasts Drawn from Life by Francis Barlow. Printed for T. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhill & Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street.
Collection
Accession number
E.214-1906

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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