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Chinese gentleman on horseback hunting birds, New invented Chinese figures drawn with great difficulty and brought to light, by P. Schenk Jun, second part, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 20, 24, Landscape with a Chinese gentleman on horseback, accompanied on either side by a servant. On the right, a hunter proceeds ahead with bow and arrow and a hunting dog. On the left, a man on a bridge with birds of prey on a cagie, a rectangular rack that can be carried to transport birds of prey in the field. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter Schenk (II), Amsterdam, 1727 - 1775, paper, etching, height 167 mm x width 264 mm, Chinese, bird hunting, fowling, fowler, A line drawing shows a procession with a mounted figure wearing an ornate robe and a tall hat, holding reins of a decorated horse; two young attendants walk beside the horse, each wearing simple tunics and holding swords at their sides, one with a ribbon in the hair and another with a short haircut; a man stands on a dock holding a pole with birds perched on it while wearing a hat with a broad brim; another figure walks away carrying a quiver and bow on the back, accompanied by a small dog; in the background there is a body of water with rippling lines, distant hills, stylized trees and plants, a pavilion-like structure on a rocky outcrop, and three birds flying in the sky; foreground and margins include additional rocks, grasses, and decorative foliage.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B27_252

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Chinese gentleman horseback hunting birds New invented Chinese figures drawn great difficulty light P Schenk Jun second part print album page ornamental print Series number 20 24 Landscape accompanied side servant right hunter proceeds ahead bow arrow hunting dog left man bridge prey cagie rectangular rack carried transport birds field Print part album printmaker Pieter Schenk Ii Amsterdam 1727 - 1775 paper etching height 167 mm x width 264 mm Chinese bird hunting fowling fowler line drawing procession mounted figure wearing ornate robe tall hat holding reins decorated horse two young attendants walk beside horse wearing simple tunics holding swords sides ribbon hair another short haircut man stands dock holding pole birds perched wearing hat broad brim another figure walks away carrying quiver back small dog background body water rippling lines distant hills stylized trees plants pavilion- structure rocky outcrop three birds flying sky foreground margins include additional rocks grasses decorative foliage