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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)
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
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