Hares Roasting a Hunter, by Virgilius Solis, the elder

An image of Hares Roasting a Hunter. Solis, Virgilius, the elder (German, 1514-1562). Etching, engraving. Acquisition Credit: Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873). Alternative Number(s): Bartsch; 271. Lehrs (Geschichte); 271 (279).

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Hares Roasting a Hunter. Solis, Virgilius, the elder (German, 1514-1562). Etching, engraving. Acquisition Credit: Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873). Alternative Number(s): Bartsch; 271. Lehrs (Geschichte); 271 (279).

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Accession Number: P.4962-R
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 224 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 (Windows)
Filesize: 93.10kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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16th Century animal animals engraving etching Fitz_PDP German hare hares hunter huntsman Northern Renaissance print Renaissance roasted roasting spit Virgil Solis Virgilius Solis

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