Huntsmen hiding behind cattle and horse carts to avoid being seen by the deer they are aiming at. Engraving by J. van der Straet.

  • Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605.
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Huntsmen hiding behind cattle and horse carts to avoid being seen by the deer they are aiming at. Engraving by J. van der Straet. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The cow behind which the two huntsmen in the front are hiding is a device consisting of a cow's head and a canvas body, the whole structure is carried by a man hiding inside- a real cow would have not stayed immobilized and would have been frightened by close range gunshots

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; sheet 20.5 x 28 cm

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Sic bove fictilio contecti sulphuris ictu. 14. Accensi occidunt pavidos formidine cervos. Johan. Stra<danus> inve<nit>.

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Wellcome Collection 41595i

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