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Print

16th century (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Geeraerts, Marcus (artist)
Galle, Philip (engraver)
Place of origin
Antwerp (engraved)

Engraving; signed. Plate depicting a wild boar hunt.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Ornament Prints
Hunting
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
Engraved ornament print designed by Marcus Geeraerts and probably engraved by Philip Galle. Plate depicting a wild boar hunt. Netherlands, 16th century.
Physical description
Engraving; signed. Plate depicting a wild boar hunt.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 4cm
  • Plate width: 9.4cm
  • Paper height: 7.2cm
  • Paper width: 10.8cm
Taken from Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller's catalogue.
Style
Flemish School
Marks and inscriptions
'Marcus Geerarts invent. Phls.Galle.excud.'

Note
Signed at lower edge
Subjects depicted
Hunting
Wild Boar
Bibliographic references
  • Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller's catalogue.
  • Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller’s catalogue.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.623-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
Record URL
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