Object Number 1977.0212

Object Name

Print (Line engraving)

Title

HARE HUNTING.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Charles E. Merrill Trust for the Purchase of English Objects

Creator (Role)

Francis Barlow (Painter)
c. 1626-1704
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.

Wenceslas Hollar (Engraver)
1607-1677

Robert Sayer & John Bennett (Publisher)
1774-1785

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1765-1785

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription ; Bottom center within image; F. Barlow inu:
2. Inscription; Bottom right of center within image; WHollar sculp:

Subjects

Sporting pictures

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Line Etched with burin work, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.6 (H) , 8.88 (W) , 6.35 (Image H) , 8.6 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.77 (H) , 22.55 (W) , 6.35 (Image H) , 8.6 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. No plate marks. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.8 cm; laid lines 9 per cm.

Publisher Summary

Robert Sayer & John Bennett

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

Restrike

Watermark

Partial at center: "P"; unidentified (possibly a countermark?)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.