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Lioness attacking a horse

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After Antonio Tempesta
1555-1630

Lioness attacking a horse

18th century
Etching.
4 9/16 inches (116 mm), diameter; on mount: 8 1/16 x 12 3/4 inches (205 x 323 mm)
Gift of Mr. Herman Cohen.
1980.79:8
Notes
Print is closely trimmed to image; circular sheet possibly a detail cut from a larger sheet printed with a more extensive design.
Unidentified engraving of a design after a plate from the series of "Battling animals" by Antonio Tempesta, with background added and the figures reversed.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed "W.B." and "From Mr. Butts' collection" in pencil on mount at lower right.
Provenance

Thomas Butts(?); Herman Cohen, Sandy Hook, Conn.

Summary

Print shows a horse (head facing right) brought to its knees by a lioness who clings to the horse's back as it sinks its teeth into the horses shoulder.

Associated names
Butts, Thomas, 1759-1846, former owner.
Cohen, Herman, former owner.
Classification
Department