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Wolf Hunt with Bait
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A man on horseback drags a dead sheep as bait for the wolves. The leg of the sheep is tied to the tail of the horse. Between the foliage of trees hunters with hunting rifles are hidden to shoot the wolves. Below the depiction a four-line verse in Latin. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Trade, Industry and Traffic, Hunting.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineWolvenjacht met lokaas. 1567 - 1601. Monogrammist FLB. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.