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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Two hunting dogs chasing a bear in a forest. Etching after A. Hondius. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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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

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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.")

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Wellcome Collection 41622i

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