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Intentus merulis Auceps, sic retia tendit Cauta die, ac noctu candelae lumine fallit.
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Intentus merulis Auceps, sic retia tendit Cauta die, ac noctu candelae lumine fallit.
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Copper engraving by Philips Galle (1537-1612), after Joannes Stradanus (1523-1605), published in Antwerp ca.1578 in a series of prints about hunting. Depiction of hunters with bows on their way to bird hunting. The hunt is on in the background. With 2 lines of caption in Latin. Numbered in the lower left corner of edition 74.
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Kopergravure door Philips Galle (1537-1612), naar Joannes Stradanus (1523-1605), uitgegeven te Antwerpen ca. 1578 in een serie prenten over de jacht.
Voorstelling van jagers met bogen die op weg gaan naar de vogeljacht. Op de achtergrond is de jacht bezig. Met 2 regels onderschrift in Latijn. Genummerd linksonder in druk 74.