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A black and white print portrays a group of men on horseback killing a lion.

In 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
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
print
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
  • 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
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