Artist: Antonio Tempesta (1555 - 1630), also called il Tempestino, was an Italian painter and engraver.
Title: Elephant hunt.
Numbered 9 lower right.
Dimensions: Sheet 3 3/4" x 5 1/2".
Edition: Hunting Scenes III.
Date: 1598 (plate). The date of 1598 is given only on the dedication sheet to the series.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Mat and Frame: backing sheet.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed within the platemark, remnants of glue and hinges verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Bartsch. T. XVII. p. 166. No 1114.
Part of: Hunting Scenes III.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum X,3.418.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVI C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.