Hunting Scenes, No. 4: Bird Hunting
Engraving, part of a set of six rectangular prints with white backgrounds, representing different types of hunting scenes. In the first plane, on the left, a huntsman, in the company of his dog, shoots a heron or stork with an arquebus; another, near the center of the plate, points to a rabbit with a crossbow and, to the right, another man, sitting next to a net laid on the ground, holds some sort of decoy in his hands. In the second plane, other huntsmen with their dogs follow a hare, while a deer tries to escape, running towards the right. In the background, a group of hunters engage in falconry, chasing a falcon who, in turn, carries a pelican as his prey in his claws. This falconry scene recalls a print for April by Delaune in a series of representations of the labors of the months.
Artwork Details
- Title: Hunting Scenes, No. 4: Bird Hunting
- Artist: Etienne Delaune (French, Orléans 1518/19–1583 Strasbourg)
- Publisher: Published by François Langlois (French, baptized Chartres, 1588–1647 Paris)
- Date: before 1556
- Medium: Engraving: between second and third states
- Dimensions: Sheet: 3 7/8 × 9 11/16 in. (9.8 × 24.6 cm)
Plate: 2 5/8 × 8 5/8 in. (6.6 × 21.9 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1954
- Object Number: 54.501.1(36)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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