Bows, quivers and a spear, by Wenceslaus Hollar

An image of Bows, quivers and a spear. Hounds, hunting equipment and game. Hollar, Wenceslaus (Czech, 1607-1677). Etching, 1646. Bohemian. Alternative Number(s): New Hollstein (German); 901. Pennington; 2056. Lugt; 1419. Lugt; 1134. Lugt; 2816a.

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Bows, quivers and a spear. Hounds, hunting equipment and game. Hollar, Wenceslaus (Czech, 1607-1677). Etching, 1646. Bohemian. Alternative Number(s): New Hollstein (German); 901. Pennington; 2056. Lugt; 1419. Lugt; 1134. Lugt; 2816a.

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Accession Number: P.111-1948
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 733 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 192.91kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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17th Century arrows Bohemian bow and arrow Czech etching Fitz_PDP Hollar hunting print quiver quivers recto spear spears weapons Wenceslas Hollar Wenceslaus Hollar

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