Buzzurd hunt with traps in winter; in the foreground, to right, two huntsmen with forked sticks conceal themselves and watch from behind a tree; beyond, to the left, buzzards approach spiked traps which contain mice as bait; one flies off, still attached to the trap; in the left mid ground, a farmer and his wife attend to their fowl on the outskirts of a village; at the far right, a man and woman on horseback follow the road towards the village at the far left; a cross stands upon the horizon above them
engraving. Date: 1578 (or after). Dimensions: Height: 213 mm (image size); Width: 279 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.
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