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Antonio Tempesta
1555-1630
Lioness attacking a horse
18th century
Etching.
4 9/16 inches (116 mm), diameter; on mount: 8 1/16 x 12 3/4 inches (205 x 323 mm)
Gift of Mr. Herman Cohen.
1980.79:8
Published:
18th century
Provenance:
Thomas Butts(?); Herman Cohen, Sandy Hook, Conn.
Inscription:
Inscribed "W.B." and "From Mr. Butts' collection" in pencil on mount at lower right.
Notes:
Print is closely trimmed to image; circular sheet possibly a detail cut from a larger sheet printed with a more extensive design.
Unidentified engraving of a design after a plate from the series of "Battling animals" by Antonio Tempesta, with background added and the figures reversed.
Summary:
Print shows a horse (head facing right) brought to its knees by a lioness who clings to the horse's back as it sinks its teeth into the horses shoulder.
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