Deer, Hare and Squirrels

Etcher Attributed to Richard Gaywood British
After Francis Barlow British
Etcher Formerly attributed to Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
1658–63
Not on view
Three deer (two bucks, one doe), two rabbits, two squirrels in a tree, and a hare; in the background, ruins on a hill and five ducks flying in 'V' formation overhead at right.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Deer, Hare and Squirrels
  • Series/Portfolio: possibly from Variae Quadrupedum species (see New Hollstein 1710-1717)
  • Etcher: Attributed to Richard Gaywood (British, ca. 1630–1680 London (?))
  • Artist: After Francis Barlow (British, Lincolnshire ca. 1626–1704 London)
  • Etcher: Formerly attributed to Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: 1658–63
  • Medium: Etching, only state.
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 in. × 8 11/16 in. (15.3 × 22 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.3.332
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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