Claes Jansz. Visscher the Younger
Falcons Bringing Down Wild Birds

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Artist Claes Jansz. Visscher the Younger(Dutch, 1586–1652)Dutch, 1586–1652

Artistafter Antonio Tempesta(Italian, 1555–1630)Italian, 1555–1630

CultureDutch

Titles

Falcons Bringing Down Wild Birds

Date1609

PlaceNetherlands

MediumEngraving

DimensionsPlate or block: 4 × 5 5/8 in. (10.2 × 14.2 cm)
Sheet: 6 13/16 × 10 7/16 in. (17.3 × 26.5 cm)
Frame (outer): 16 7/8 × 20 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (42.9 × 53 × 3.2 cm)

Object numberBF.2005.3

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Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

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Provenance[James A. Bergquist, Boston]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2005.

Exhibition History"A Noble Pastime: Hunting Pictures from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noel Museum, Odessa, Texas, September 3–November 7, 2004; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas, January 29–April 6, 2005; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, December 2, 2006–April 29, 2007.

Catalogue raisonnéHollstein 348

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