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

Plate numbered 86, whale hunt by the emperor claudius at ostia; in the foreground, a group of spectators watch from the parapet of the circular promenade which encloses the hunt grounds, in which the whale, surrounded by boats with oarsmen and huntmen with spears, sinks one vessel with a gush of water from his mouth; to far left, the emperor watches the event engraving. Date: 1596 (or after). Dimensions: Height: 197 mm (image size); Width: 259 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Claudius I. Collection: British Museum.