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The cock

The cock
(c. 1658)
from the Diversæ avium species (Various species of birds) series (c. 1658)

Medium
etching
Measurements
12.6 × 18.5 cm (image and sheet, trimmed within platemark)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
New Hollstein 1656; Pennington 2128; Parthey 2128
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.c.: Barlow pinxit, W. Hollar ſculp
Accession Number
1278.398-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Animals Another Work
Subjects (specific)
animal art chicken (species) chicks poultry roosters (birds)