Lot n° 234
Estimation :
400 - 500
EUR
Jan van der Straet, known as "Stradanus" (1523-1605) - Lot 234
Jan van der Straet, known as "Stradanus" (1523-1605)
Dragon Hunt #1 (Catching snakes in India with clubs and torches to light the undergrowth), c. 1596.
Etching on fine laid paper.
Numbered on the plate below the edge of the image: (left) "44" and "XVI" (right).
Inscribed on the plate inside the image frame: (on the lower flame left of center) "'I. Stradanus inv. / C. de Mallery sculp. / Phls Galle exc."
Dimensions:
+ Sheet size: 21.8 x 27 cm / 8.6 x 10.6 in.
Condition : In good condition with a few creases, stains and tears in the edge margins. The paper is slightly yellowed. On the other hand, it is well inked, with very detailed lines. Unframed. Illustration from "Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnae Bestiarorum" ("With wild beasts, birds, fish"), the famous series of hunting engravings by Jean Stradanus.
The first edition, printed in Antwerp around 1585, before Galle's address title "Antverpiae, apud Joannem Gallacum", included 43 unnumbered plates, all engraved by Galle, with a dedication page to Cosimo de Medici.
After this edition, the series was extended to 104 plates engraved by A. Collaert, J. Collaert, C. Galle I and C. de Mallery.
The Rijksmuseum offers the following description of this print: "Several Indian water snakes are driven out of the bush by fire. They are then beaten to death with a club. The print is captioned in Latin and is part of a series of hunting scenes.
Engraving by Carel Van Mallery (1576-1650).
Published by Phil's. Galle, Antwerp.
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