Recto: Apollo, or 'Litterae' (Allegory of the Liberal Arts), preliminary design for pl. 3 in the Schema, seu Speculum Principum (Skills of a Prince) series; Verso, above: Deer Hunt with Lassos; Verso, below: Cattle attacked by Foxes, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper, Apollo seated under a tree with a violin. Around him are symbols of the Arts, below two buildings in theTuscan style, a formal garden and a fountain. Verso: Upper section: The hunters on horseback lasso a stag, related to 'Venationes' 31.

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