A Barn owl in a tree is surrounded and mobbed by birds of many sorts

Etcher (?) Anonymous, British, 18th century British

After Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian

After Francis Barlow British

late 17th–early 18th century

Not on view

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Title: A Barn owl in a tree is surrounded and mobbed by birds of many sorts
Etcher: (?) Anonymous, British, 18th century
Artist: After Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Artist: After Francis Barlow (British, Lincolnshire ca. 1626–1704 London)
Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 5 5/16 × 7 1/4 in. (13.5 × 18.4 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 10 13/16 in. (19 × 27.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Museum Accession, 1983
Object Number: Museum Accession.1983.1(3)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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