Plate 34: Three Dogs, Including a "Mimick" c. 1575 - 1580

Joris Hoefnagel's "Plate 34: Three Dogs, Including a 'Mimick'" (c. 1575-1580) is a finely detailed watercolor depicting three canines in an oval frame. A slender greyhound is shown standing over a dead bird while a second dog, a "Mimick," rests on the ground in the foreground. A third dog, a shaggy sheepdog, stands behind. The artist, a renowned Flemish painter, was famous for his exquisite naturalism and meticulous depictions of animals. The work is a testament to Hoefnagel's expertise in capturing the beauty and variety of the natural world, reflecting the growing scientific interest of the Renaissance period.