Unknown Maker, Flemish

The Crafty Bird-Catcher

Maker

Unknown Maker, Flemish
After Pieter Bruegel I (Flemish, b. 1525-1530, d. 1569)
Hieronymous Cock (Netherlandish, ca. 1510-1570), publisher

Culture

Flemish

Title

The Crafty Bird-Catcher
from the series "The Large Landscapes"

Year

ca. 1555/1556

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching

Supports

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 32.4 x 42.9 cm (12 3/4 x 16 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso:in pencil, LL:Nov 1900-gg·gl; bottom edge, left of center:de B.10; right of cener, bottom edge:DRIn Plate--In LR:BRVEGHEL INVE/ h. cock excudeb.; titled, LC:INSIDIOSVS AVCEPS

Marks: RISD Museum stamp in brown ink on verso.

Identification

State

only state

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe

Object Number

52.219

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Flemish
After Pieter Bruegel I (Flemish, b. 1525-1530, d. 1569)
Hieronymous Cock (Netherlandish, ca. 1510-1570), publisher
The Crafty Bird-Catcher; from the series "The Large Landscapes", ca. 1555/1556
Etching on light weight cream laid paper
Plate/Image: 32.4 x 42.9 cm (12 3/4 x 16 7/8 inches)
Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe 52.219

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