A Hunting Party

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus Netherlandish

Former Attribution Antonio Tempesta Italian

Former Attribution Anonymous, Italian, 17th century Italian

ca. 1555–65

Not on view

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Title: A Hunting Party
Artist: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Netherlandish, Bruges 1523–1605 Florence)
Former Attribution: Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555–1630 Rome)
Former Attribution: Anonymous, Italian, 17th century
Date: ca. 1555–65
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white gouache; over graphite and/or black chalk; on light brown (prepared?) paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 × 10 11/16 in. (20.3 × 27.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013
Object Number: 2013.149
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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