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Whale Hunt by the Emperor Claudius in the harbour at Ostia, pl. 19 in the Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series

Catalog Data

Engraver:
Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, ca. 1560 – 1618  Search this
Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612  Search this
After:
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on paper
Dimensions:
19.6 × 26.1 cm (7 11/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
Type:
figures
Print
Object Name:
Print
Made in:
Netherlands
Date:
1596 or after
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Figural seascape scene, with groups in the foreground observing an orca sea monster trapped within a walled area. A statue and a tower at right. Open boats filled with men surround the monster, while spectators watch from the wall.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. A. W. Erickson
Accession Number:
1952-37-22
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a216ef62-4be3-4460-98ee-17aebdeaa2c9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1952-37-22