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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
- 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.