The Panther Trap, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, Horizontal rectangle. Three panthers spring at two bowls with excrements either hanging at a tree. A fourth stands tired upon his feet, a fifth is approaching. Two more are dead. Hidden behind bushes, shepherds watch in the left background. Mountainous country. Caption, written beside the shepherds: 'pastori coperti/da fraschi da/lontane,' under the central bowl: 'in asia plinea.' Reverse: 'Legonsi in un vaso as un altro albero gli escrementi sterco/delli huomini a le panthere come tighere ne sono tanto arcide che non gli potendo arrivare o amazzano col saltare per/avergli, Lbo. 8 cap. 27. Plinio.' Rough lateral, lower, uneven upper edges. Wrinkles. Spots. Related to engraving, pl. 15, in series VENATIONES, FERARUM, PISCIUM, Netherlands, ca. 1590, landscapes, Drawing, Drawing
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Panther Trap, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, off-white laid paper, Horizontal rectangle, Three panthers spring, two bowls, excrements, hanging, tree, fourth stands tired upon, feet, fifth, approaching, Two, dead, Hidden, bushes, shepherds watch, left background, Mountainous country, Caption, written beside, shepherds, 'pastori coperti, da fraschi da, lontane, under, central bowl, asia plinea, Reverse, 'Legonsi, vaso, altro albero gli escrementi sterco, delli huomini, le panthere come tighere ne sono tanto arcide che non gli potend, avergli, Lbo, 8 cap, 27, Plinio, Rough lateral, lower, uneven upper edges, Wrinkles, Spots, Related, engraving, pl, 15, series VENATIONES, FERARUM, PISCIUM, Netherlands, ca, 1590, landscapes, Drawing, Drawing
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