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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Francis Barlow British
Not on view
In a room a large owl sits on wooden partition at right holding a dead weasel in its right claw. On the left is a little owl with a cord around its leg; above it 3 hawks sit on perches, one is hooded. after Barlow.
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Title: Hawks and owls
Series/Portfolio: Diversae avium species
Artist:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Artist:
After Francis Barlow (British, Lincolnshire ca. 1626–1704 London)
Date: 1654–58
Medium: Etching; only state
Dimensions:
Plate: 5 1/4 × 7 11/16 in. (13.4 × 19.5 cm)
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 3/16 in. (19.2 × 25.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
Object Number: 23.59.45
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