G9030: Lion Hunt
PrintsIn the center of this black and white print, four men on horseback are grouped closely together. The two horses on the right are facing backward, and the two on the left are facing forward. All four men wear turbans and brandish long spears. A lion has jumped on the back of the horse in the middle, and grabs the rider with his two front paws. Three of the men’s spears are about to puncture the lion’s back. There are several more men on horseback in the background. Palm trees fill the sides and background of the landscape. Below the image is an inscription. Surrounding the image is an elaborate decorative frame, filled with clusters of fruit, men on pedestals holding staffs, dogs, antelope, goats, camels, lions, and masks in the shape of men’s faces.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- G9030
- People
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Harmen Jansz. Müller, Dutch (c. 1540 - 1617)
After Jan van der Straet, Netherlandish (Bruges, Belgium 1523 - 1605 Florence, Italy)
Published by Hieronymus Cock, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1510 - 1570 Antwerp)
- Title
- Lion Hunt
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: from a set of 6 Hunting Scenes, published by H. Cock in 1570 after J. Stradan
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1570
- Places
- Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
- Culture
- Dutch
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/278144
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Engraving on heavy laid paper
- Technique
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 32.2 × 44.3 cm (12 11/16 × 17 7/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: signed in plate lower left: "H. Cock excude" signed in plate lower right: "Ioannes Stradanus Flander Inventor"
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- H. 117-122, Riggs 192
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Francis Calley Gray Fund
- Object Number
- G9030
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/07/2015 - 11/20/2015
- Imagine Me and You: Dutch and Flemish Encounters with the Islamic World, 1450–1750, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/18/2024 - 08/18/2024
Verification Level
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