Bear Hunting, plate 3 from Has Venationis, Aucupii, et Piscationis (Scenes of Hunting and Fishing), title from a series of ten plates after Vinckboons by various artists
David Vinckboons, the very popular draftsman and painter, made only three prints himself, but his designs were the basis for more prints than any other Netherlandish artist in the early seventeen century. In this series, various scenes of hunting and fishing are set in stylized landscapes, peopled by peasants and noblemen.
A bear has seized one of the hunters by the leg, while the man’s companions surround the animal. They stab with spears and dogs leap and seize hold of his fur and ears. Men chase another animal in the background, while a third bear hides among the trees at the right.
Seven of the ten etchings, including the present work, are by Pieter Serwouters and the remaining three by Claes Jansz. Visscher.
A bear has seized one of the hunters by the leg, while the man’s companions surround the animal. They stab with spears and dogs leap and seize hold of his fur and ears. Men chase another animal in the background, while a third bear hides among the trees at the right.
Seven of the ten etchings, including the present work, are by Pieter Serwouters and the remaining three by Claes Jansz. Visscher.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bear Hunting, plate 3 from Has Venationis, Aucupii, et Piscationis (Scenes of Hunting and Fishing), title from a series of ten plates after Vinckboons by various artists
- Artist: After David Vinckboons (Netherlandish, Mechelen 1576–1629 Amsterdam)
- Artist: Pieter Serwouters (Antwerp 1586–1657 Amsterdam)
- Publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (Dutch, Amsterdam 1586–1652 Amsterdam)
- Date: 1612
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 4 in. × 27 9/16 in. (10.1 × 70 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
- Object Number: 49.95.1105
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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