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Drawing, Bird Hunt with Owls

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus. It is dated ca. 1596-1599 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and brown wash on 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

7.7 × 11 cm (3 1/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Bird Hunt with Owls; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Netherlands; pen and ink, brush and brown wash on paper; 7.7 × 11 cm (3 1/16 × 4 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-165

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