Artist:

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

Engraver:

Jan Collaert II, Flemish, 1560 – 1628  Search this

Publisher:

Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612  Search this

Medium:

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

Dimensions:

H x W: 10.4 × 14 cm (4 1/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

Object Name:

Drawing

Type:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

1596 or before

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: In a landscape, big cats—identified as panthers but having spots like leopards—spring up at bowls containing excrement, suspended from the branches of two trees. Two other big cats lie dead. Hidden behind bushes, shepherds watch from the background at left.

Verso: Italian inscription relating to the recto. There is also a series of dots with an illegible number (possibly “38”).

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-156

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-156