Titlepage with hounds and hunting equipment, by Wenceslaus Hollar

An image of Titlepage with hounds and hunting equipment. Hounds, hunting equipment and game. Hollar, Wenceslaus (Czech, 1607-1677). Merlen, Jacques van, publisher (French/Flemish, 1616-1682). Etching, 1646. Bohemian. Production Note: State with the dedication and the address of van Merlen. Alternative Number(s): Lugt; 1419, Lugt; 1134, Lugt; 2816a, New Hollstein (German); 887 IV/VI, Pennington; 2401.

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Titlepage with hounds and hunting equipment. Hounds, hunting equipment and game. Hollar, Wenceslaus (Czech, 1607-1677). Merlen, Jacques van, publisher (French/Flemish, 1616-1682). Etching, 1646. Bohemian. Production Note: State with the dedication and the address of van Merlen. Alternative Number(s): Lugt; 1419, Lugt; 1134, Lugt; 2816a, New Hollstein (German); 887 IV/VI, Pennington; 2401.

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Accession Number: P.99-1948
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 689 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 248.74kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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