Stag and doe running towards the right, two dogs behind them to left, from 'Hunts of various animals' (Chasses à différents animaux)

ca. 1651–57

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching printed in brownish red
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 5/16 x 13 1/4 in. (16 x 33.7 cm) Plate: 5 15/16 x 8 15/16 in. (15.1 x 22.7 cm)
Collection no.: 2012.136.431.1
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Stefano Della Bella. Stag and doe running towards the right, two dogs behind them to left, from 'Hunts of various animals' (Chasses à différents animaux). Stefano Della Bella; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011. CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Full-frame proportional resize and JPEG compression.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Stag and doe running towards the right, two dogs behind them to left, from 'Hunts of various animals' (Chasses à différents animaux) — Stefano Della Bella. ca. 1651–57.

Medium: Etching printed in brownish red. Dimensions: Sheet: 6 5/16 x 13 1/4 in. (16 x 33.7 cm) Plate: 5 15/16 x 8 15/16 in. (15.1 x 22.7 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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