Museum Object Number1977.0212 |
Print (Line engraving)
HARE HUNTING.
Prints and Maps
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Charles E. Merrill Trust for the Purchase of English Objects
Francis Barlow (Painter)
Wenceslas Hollar (Engraver)
Robert Sayer & John Bennett (Publisher)
Barlow is considered to be one of England's first and greatest book illustrators. His work was engraved by Hollar, Kip, Gaywood, Griffier, and Place.
c. 162616071774
170416771785
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1765-1785
1. Inscription ; Bottom center within image; F. Barlow inu:
2. Inscription; Bottom right of center within image; WHollar sculp:
Sporting pictures
Ink; Paper (laid)
Line Etched with burin work, Engraved
6.6 (H) , 8.88 (W) , 6.35 (Image H) , 8.6 (Image W)
16.77 (H) , 22.55 (W) , 6.35 (Image H) , 8.6 (Image W)
H at left. W at bottom. No plate marks. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.8 cm; laid lines 9 per cm.
Robert Sayer & John Bennett
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Restrike
Partial at center: "P"; unidentified (possibly a countermark?)
Text available soon.
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 123, pp. 192-93.