Wolf hunt, second half 16th century, Pen and black, dark gray, and gray brown ink, and (between the pen lines of the illusionistic frame) brush and gray ink, on vellum., 2 3/4 x 8 11/16 in. (7.0 x 22.1 cm), Drawings, Étienne Delaune (French, Orléans 1518/19–1583 Strasbourg), This drawing is a preparatory study by Etienne Delaune for one of a series of six engravings, also by him, representing various hunt scenes. The very same scene is carved on one side of a heron-shaped rock crystal bowl, manufactured in Florence to commemorate the wedding of Grand Duke Ferdinand in 1589
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Wolf hunt, second half 16th century, Pen, black, dark gray, gray brown ink, pen lines, illusionistic frame, brush, vellum, 2 3/4 x 8 11/16, 7.0 22.1 cm, Drawings, Étienne Delaune, French, Orléans, 1518/19–1583, Strasbourg, drawing, preparatory study, Etienne, series, six engravings, representing various, hunt, scenes, scene, carved, side, heron-shaped rock, crystal, bowl, manufactured, Florence, commemorate, wedding, Grand Duke, Ferdinand, 1589
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