Plate numbered 73, partridge hunt using camouflage; in the foreground, centre, a huntsman, armed with a crossbow and concealed by two men dressed as an ox, approaches a group of partridges to the left; in the right foreground, three hunstmen kneel behind a tree; in the middle distance, two men trap partridges with a net; a town is visible beyond
engraving. Date: 1578 (or after). Dimensions: Height: 208 mm (image size); Width: 296 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.
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