Catalogue information
Copper engraving by Jan Collaert (ca. 1561-1620), after Joannes Stradanus (1523-1605), published by Philips Galle (1537-1612), ca. 1594 in: "Venationes Ferarum, auium, piscium pvgnae Bestiariorum". A series of prints about hunting. Depiction with a few hunters in a forest in the foreground. There are monkeys in the branches of the trees. The hunters wash their faces with water. Then they leave the water bowls. In the background the monkeys try to imitate the hunters and wash themselves. However, the hunters mixed this water with bird glue, leaving the monkeys blind and helpless after washing. The hunters return and kill the monkeys with clubs. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about hunting scenes. The print has a 4-line Latin caption by Cornelis Kiliaan (ca.1529-1607) and is numbered XXXII. Source: Rijksmuseum, 2015.
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