Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (BM 1957,0413.112)
Summary
Plate numbered 74, Hunting Party on its Way to a Blackbird Hunt; in the foreground, a party of huntsmen descend the steps of a classical villa, carrying crossbows, a bell and an unlit torch; to far left, in the valley below, the party proceeds through a wood; centre, blackbirds resting on a domed building, camouflaged by leave and studded with poles upon which birds of prey are perched, are targeted by the huntsmen; beyond,a castle stands upon a hill
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Date
1578
Source
British Museum
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Public Domain