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A cock and a hen defending their five chicks from a hawk

A cock and a hen defending their five chicks from a hawk
(1650-1655)
plate 4 from the Multae et diversae avium species (Many and various species of birds) series, published 1694 or earlier

Medium
etching

Measurements
8.3 × 10.0 cm (image and plate) 8.5 × 10.3 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Catalogue/s Raisonné
New Hollstein R202; Pennington 2147

Edition
only state

Inscription
none

Accession Number
1278.1386-3

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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