Artist:

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605  Search this

Medium:

Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and black wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 14.3 × 10.3 cm (5 5/8 × 4 1/16 in.)

Type:

figures

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

ca. 1596-99

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto, above: View of a landscape with a duckpond in the foreground. In the background, hunters use falcons to catch ducks and geese.

Recto, below (inverted): Hunters sit concealed beneath a shelter in the foreground, preparing to use a net trap to catch two unsuspecting geese. Verso: Faint black chalk sketch of an archer, bow drawn, preparing to fire his arrow towards the right.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-151-b

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47fed7c35-e09a-414a-b583-ff1ba22cafd4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-151-b