A black and white engraving depicting a scene titled 'Fox-Tossing, Fashionable at German Courts in the Eighteenth Century' from Fleming's 'Teutsche Jäger' published in 1719.
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This is a black and white engraving depicting a scene titled 'Fox-Tossing, Fashionable at German Courts in the Eighteenth Century' from Fleming's 'Teutsche Jäger' published in 1719. The scene takes place in a large, open field. A group of people, dressed in 18th-century attire, are engaged in a peculiar activity. They are tossing a fox into the air using ropes. The fox is depicted mid-air, appearing to be thrown from one group of people to another. The people are arranged in a circular or semi-circular formation, holding ropes attached to the fox. In the background, there are walls or hedges enclosing the field, and some trees and buildings are visible. Several birds are flying in the sky above the scene. The style of the engraving is detailed and illustrative, typical of the period. The overall impression is one of a bizarre and somewhat cruel aristocratic pastime.


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