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Drawing, Deer Hunt with Bow and Arrow

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and published by Philips Galle and collaborator: Luigi Alamanni and engraved by Hans Collaert II. It is dated ca. 1596 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper.. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

11.1 × 14.1 cm (4 3/8 × 5 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Verso, inscribed in pen and ink: "quando promesso uno di ferire con una sola freccia / piede e l'orecchio del cervio tenne questo modo. / Ebbe pronte dua freccie, e con la prima li tocco un / poco l'oreccio, il cervio pensando che fussi o / mosca o cosa simile lo comincio a grattare col piede. / All' hora l'arciere li passo con l'altra freccia solo / il piede insieme, e l'oreccio questo fu in Persia" [in the hand of Luigi Alamanni]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Deer Hunt with Bow and Arrow; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Engraved by Hans Collaert II (Flemish, 1560 - 1628); Published by Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537 - 1612); Collaborator: Luigi Alamanni (Italian, 1558–1603); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper.; 11.1 × 14.1 cm (4 3/8 × 5 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-160

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