Passe, Crispijn van de. Aer

Hollstein, F.W.H. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700: Maarten de Vos 1355
Folger bibliographic ID: 186811
Folger call number: ART 259- 053
Folger holdings ID: 225263
Accession Number: 259053

A man in hunting dress with a falcon on his hand and a well-dressed woman with a chameleon on her arm. To viewer's left, a stork stands by the bodies of various game birds; to right, several birds in cages. Figures in the background, including some on horseback, hunt and catch birds with falcons, dogs, and nets

General notes

Title from item From a set of 4 engravings depicting the elements With 8 lines of Latin text inscribed in plate beneath image, beginning: En vagus in tenues descendit spiritus auras... Also available as a digital reproduction

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2018. Beyond Words

Extended title: Aer Martin de Voss figurauit ; Crispin van de Passe sculpsit et excudit

Birds Hunting

printmaker: Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637
artist: Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603
publisher: Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637