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Drawing, Bull Hunt with Spears [above]; Bull Hunt with Eagles [below]

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus. It is dated ca. 1600 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

15.5 × 11 cm (6 1/8 × 4 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Bull Hunt with Spears [above]; Bull Hunt with Eagles [below]; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Netherlands; pen and ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on paper; 15.5 × 11 cm (6 1/8 × 4 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-167

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