Boar Hunting, plate 5 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.
Gentlemen mounted on horses and peasants on foot work, all carrying spears, work together to chase down and kill the fierce boars.
Seven of the ten etching, including the present work, are by Pieter Serwouters and the remaining three by Claes Jansz. Visscher.
Gentlemen mounted on horses and peasants on foot work, all carrying spears, work together to chase down and kill the fierce boars.
Seven of the ten etching, including the present work, are by Pieter Serwouters and the remaining three by Claes Jansz. Visscher.
Artwork Details
- Title: Boar Hunting, plate 5 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: 3 15/16 × 10 11/16 in. (10 × 27.2 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1955
- Object Number: 55.565.27(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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