The High Mettled Racer is Sold for the Hounds

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The High Mettled Racer is Sold for the Hounds
The High Mettled Racer is Sold for the Hounds
The High Mettled Racer is Sold for the Hounds

The High Mettled Racer is Sold for the Hounds

Engraver (b. 1767, England (?) – d. 1825)
Designer (b. 1756, London, England – d. 1827, London, England)
Author (b. 1745, Southampton, England - d. 1814, London, England)
Publisher (b. 1761 – d. 1838)
Datepublished 1789
GeographyLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumEtching, hand colored
Dimensionssheet: 12 15/16 in. x 16 5/8 in. (32.9 cm x 42.2 cm)
ClassificationPRINTS
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William F. Stearns
Object number1989.38
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
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possibly Jacob HoefnagelTheodor de Bry (and possibly workshop)after Joris Hoefnagel
Ne humanis rationibus divina opera curiosius excutiamus sed ex operibus manuducti admiremur artificem. (Let us not investigate God’s works inquisitively using human reasoning; but, guided by the works, let us admire instead the artist.) Cervellum nobis frangunt gridando Cicadae: Vexat mastinos Musca tavana canes. (The cicadas shatter our brains with their chirping; a horsefly can harass blood-hounds [on the fly].), part III, plate 9, from "Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii"
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