Two hunting dogs chasing a bear in a forest. Etching after A. Hondius.
- Hondius, Abraham, 1625-1695.
- Date:
- 1676
- Reference:
- 41622i
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Previous title, replaced April 2023 : Two dogs chasing a bear in a forest. Etching by A. Hondius.
Description
The bear flees towards the left, rears and turns its head towards its pursuers, baring its fangs
Publication/Creation
1676
Physical description
1 print : etching ; image 13.6 x 18.8 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Abraham Hondius. 1676
References note
Adam von Bartsch, Le peintre graveur, vol. V, Vienna 1805, p. 318, Abraham Hondius no. 5, the etching in the original direction by A. Hondius ("5. Un ours s'enfuyant vers la droite, en retournant sa tête vers deux chiens qui le poursuivent, et dont on ne voit que les tetes à la gauche de l'estampe.")
Reference
Wellcome Collection 41622i
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