The image depicts an engraving of various animals in an imaginative scene. On the left, there is a beaver-like creature with a furry tail, and a small, mole-like animal below it. In the center, there is a hare with antlers, accompanied by a fox-like creature. The ground is subtly detailed with scattered foliage, leading to a pastoral village with houses and pathways in the background. The scene has a low horizon line extending towards mountains on both sides. The sky features linear clouds. The engraving is textured with intricate cross-hatching and fine lines, presented in a monochrome color palette.
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The image depicts an engraving of various animals in an imaginative scene. On the left, there is a beaver-like creature with a furry tail, and a small, mole-like animal below it. In the center, there is a hare with antlers, accompanied by a fox-like creature. The ground is subtly detailed with scattered foliage, leading to a pastoral village with houses and pathways in the background. The scene has a low horizon line extending towards mountains on both sides. The sky features linear clouds. The engraving is textured with intricate cross-hatching and fine lines, presented in a monochrome color palette.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Mole, a Badger, a Horned Hare and a Fox

Adriaen Collaert

Date
c. 1597
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 12.3 × 19 cm (4 13/16 × 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 12.7 × 19.5 cm (5 × 7 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1972.28.88
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Animalium Quadrupedum: pl.18 [New Holl. 1462-1481]

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Flemish
  • Tree
  • Water
  • animal
  • Building
Provenance

(Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York); purchased by the NGA, 1972.

NGA object ID 53252. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.