Mirror Cover with Hawking Scene

Description On the back of this mirror cover a couple on horseback are shown hawking; this was a pastime suitable for noble young lovers as they could be together away from the castle or manor house for their amorous pursuits. The scene is surrounded by a six-lobed frame set within a circle and four crouched dragons.

Exhibitions

• Medieval Games of Love and War. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995-1996.
• Vive la France! French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1999-2000.

Provenance Walter Sneyd, Staffordshire, until 1888; Walter Sneyd Sale, London, July 7, 1902, no. 23; Jaques Seligmann, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters