Jan van der Straet ( 1523 - 1605 )- The King of England Hunting for Rabbits

\Artist: Jan van der Straet ( 1523 - 1605)
Technique: Engraving\Signature: Signed
Good impression on early watermarked paper. Flattened vertical middel fold teared in a bit in the text line. In a large acid-free mat Venationes Ferarum designed by Jan van der Straet ( 1523 - 1605) The King of England Hunting for Rabbits; in the right foreground, the King, on horseback, bears dead rabbits suspended from the horse's reins, while a small dog tries to leap onto the saddle; two companions on horseback are seen beyond, to the right; to left, small dogs chase rabbits near a set of burrows; a town is seen in the distance. Lettered within the image: 'Ioan. Stradanus invent. / Theodorus Galle sculp. / Phls Galle excud. ' Lettered below image: Latin text arranged in two columns, 'Callidus effossis. . . ministrant. ' Engraving Reference: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 499 (Johannes Stradanus) Baroni Vannucci 1997 693. 38 This is an early (first?) state before the number in the textline bottom left. Published by: Philips Galle Print made by: Theodoor Galle After: Jan van der Straet Inventor: Jan van der Straet (painter/draughtsman; designer; Italian; Flemish; Male; 1523 - 1605) Between 1567 and 1577, Stradanus designed the cartoons for the Hunting Scene tapestry for Cosimo's villa at Poggio a Caiano near Florence. The cartoons were so successful he did two more series, published as engravings by Antwerp printmakers.