Lion Hunt

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
Jean-Baptiste Scotin I, 1678 – after 1738
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The lion, battling with dogs, is attacked by a man on an unicorn with a bow and by another on foot with a trident. A third hunter blows a trumpet, at left. The clothes of the rider are decorated with stars. Two trees rise in the middle ground. Landscape with buildings displaying crescents.
1730–50
Accession Number
1914-49-6
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
ornament
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving with etching, some green watercolor washes on paper
Dimensions
27 1/2 X 20 in. (69.9 X 50.8 cm)
made in
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1914-49-6
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4477e08b1-e44d-47c6-8fcb-66b54f6f486d
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