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Engraving of a boy with a raised stick and a girl beside two fighting dogs, one atop a fallen figure, with a town in the background.

A boy and a girl facing two fighting dogs. Engraving by C. de Passe, 159-.

An engraving shows a boy with a raised stick and a girl with outstretched arms standing before two snarling dogs locked in combat, one atop a fallen figure. A walled town with a church tower sits in the distant landscape. Latin verses appear in the caption below.

Artist
Crispijn van de Passe the Elder
Date
[between 1590 and 1599]
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2781 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1599.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Dos niños frente a perros peleando, grabado de Crispijn van de Passe

Un grabado muestra a un niño con un palo en alto y a una niña con los brazos extendidos ante dos perros enfrentados, uno de ellos sobre una figura caída. Al fondo se ven un pueblo amurallado y una torre de iglesia. Versos en latín aparecen en la leyenda inferior.

Português: Duas crianças diante de cães brigando, gravura de Crispijn van de Passe

Uma gravura mostra um menino com um pau erguido e uma menina de braços estendidos diante de dois cães em luta, um deles sobre uma figura caída. Ao fundo, aparecem uma cidade murada e uma torre de igreja. Versos em latim aparecem na legenda inferior.

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