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In the foreground and beyond, huntmen on the river shore attack the crocodiles by sitting astride their backs and placing a stick in their jaws; others beat them with clubs.
From the Series: Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium
Edition by Philips Galle.
References:
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (495.I)
Baroni Vannucci 1997 / Jan van der Straet, detto Giovanni Stradano, flandrus pictor et inventor (693.88)
(British Museum)
Condition is good. Diffuse foxing. Slightly faint impression. 67470777
