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Print, Bird Hunt

This is a Print. It was designed by Jean-Baptiste Scotin I. It is dated 1730–50 and we acquired it in 1914. Its medium is engraving with etching with some green and blue watercolor washes on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

27 15/16 x 19 7/16 in. (70.9 X 49.4 cm)

It is inscribed

At right bottom corner: "Avec Priv du Roy."

Cite this object as

Print, Bird Hunt; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Scotin I (1678 – after 1738); France; engraving with etching with some green and blue watercolor washes on paper; 27 15/16 x 19 7/16 in. (70.9 X 49.4 cm); 1914-49-8

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