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MERIAN MADE A NUMBER OF ENGRAVINGS OF HUNTING SCENES (HOLLSTEIN XXVI,466-512), WHICH LIKE THE PRESENT STUDY ARE INDEBTED TO ANTONIO TEMPESTA
THE EMPIRE
MATTHAIS MERIAN* (1593-1650)
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MATTHAIS MERIAN* (1593-1650)
A GROUP OF NOBLES OBSERVING A HUNT OF STAGS AND BOAR IN NETS
WITH INSCRIPTION 'MERIAN . F.'; RED CHALK, RED AND PURPLE (ADDITIONAL?) WASH
6 7/8 X 14 3/8IN. (175 X 365MM.)
A GROUP OF NOBLES OBSERVING A HUNT OF STAGS AND BOAR IN NETS
WITH INSCRIPTION 'MERIAN . F.'; RED CHALK, RED AND PURPLE (ADDITIONAL?) WASH
6 7/8 X 14 3/8IN. (175 X 365MM.)
Provenance
G.W. BROOKE, ACCORDING TO AN INSCRIPTION ON THE MOUNT 'SAMMLUNG BROOKE'; SOTHEBY'S, LONDON, 12-13 JUNE 1922