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An Owl on a Stick

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The owl is a nocturnal creature and has diffculty seeing in daylight.
This is why bird hunters often used small owls as lures. They were
put on a stool on the ground, tied to a long cord, so that they could
futter back and forth (often between two stools). Small birds would
fy down to mob the owl, a predator from which they had nothing to
fear during the day.

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Title An Owl on a Stick
Material and technique Engraving
Object type
Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location This object is in storage
Dimensions Height 149 mm
Width 123 mm
Artists Publisher: Cornelis Bloemaert (II)
Designer: Hendrick Bloemaert
Accession number BdH 24810 (PK)
Credits From the estate of Dr J.C.J. Bierens de Haan, 1951
Department Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date 1951
Creation date in circa 1625
Collector Collector / J.C.J. Bierens de Haan
Material
Object
Technique
Engraving > Engraved > Manual > Intaglio printing techniques > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique
Engraving > Engraved > Manual > Intaglio printing techniques > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique
Geographical origin The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Cornelis Bloemaert (II)

Utrecht 1603 - Rome 1692

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