Lion Hunts

There are multiple prints of lion hunts that were created around the seventeenth century. Suyderhoef's print is highly detailed, especially in comparision to the Rembrandt prints. However, both utilize body language and open mouths in the lions to illustrate that the lions are beasts and dangerous.

Artworks

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Hunt with Lions and Tigers

Jonas Suyderhoef (1613-1687) after Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

Engraving, 45.5 x 57.4 cm

Dutch, 1642-1686

Princeton University Art Museum

This print is a first state of the engraving. There are six men and four horses, fighting multiple lions. This engraving was based off of a painting created by Rubens that was destroyed.

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The Large Lion Hunt

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)

Etching, 22.5 x 30 cm

Dutch, 1641

British Museum

This etching is of a large lion hunt, there are a large amount of figures on horseback with weapons. The lions are outlined softly in their depiction. Most of the shading is on the right side of the print. This is the second state of the print.

The print was aquired by the British Museum in 1851.

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The Small Lion Hunt (with one lion)

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)

Etching, 15.5 x 12.2 cm

Dutch, 1632

British Museum

This etching is of a small lion hunt. There are multiple figures on horseback surrounding the lions. The print gets darker as it fades into the left bottom corner. This is the second state of the print.

This was bequeathed to the British Museum by George Salting in 1910.

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The Small Lion Hunt (with one lion)

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)

Etching, 15.8 x 11.7 cm

Dutch, 1629-1630

British Museum

This etching is of a small lion hunt. There are two men on horses that are attacking the lion with spears. This print shows up darker than Rembrandt's other Lion Hunt etchings.

Bequeathed to the British Museum by Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode in 1799.