Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium, 1596 (or after)

Plate numbered 7, a roman soldier fighting one of hannibal's elephants: centre, a roman soldier, armed with a sword and shield, cuts off the trunk of an elephant, captured during a battle with hannibal; the rest of the arena is littered with the bodies of men previously overcome by the elephant, to far left and right, spectators watch the contest from a balcony engraving. Date: 1596 (or after). Dimensions: Height: 197 mm; Width: 261 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Hannibal. Collection: British Museum.

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Author: After: Jan van der Straet Print made by: Carel van Mallery Published by: Philips GalleSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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