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Etching of a boy kneeling to open a rat trap as two dogs watch eagerly on a dirt floor beside a barn wall.

A boy kneeling down opening a rat-trap with two dogs eagerly awaiting the appearance of the rat. Etching by J. Scott after A. Cooper.

A boy kneels on a dirt floor beside a barn wall, lifting the lid of a wooden rat trap while two dogs watch intently. One dog, white with dark patches, leaps toward the trap on the left, and a smaller terrier stands near the trap on the right. The printed caption "THE RAT TRAP" appears below the scene in this fine-line etching.

Artist
Abraham Cooper
Date
31 January 1814
Medium
Etchings Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2540 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1814.
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: La trampa para ratas: niño y dos perros, grabado

Un niño arrodillado sobre el suelo de tierra, junto a una pared de granero, levanta la tapa de una trampa de madera para ratas mientras dos perros observan con atención. Un perro blanco con manchas oscuras salta hacia la trampa por la izquierda, y un terrier más pequeño permanece cerca a la derecha. El título impreso "THE RAT TRAP" aparece bajo la escena.

Português: A ratoeira: menino e dois cães, gravura

Um menino ajoelhado sobre o chão de terra, junto a uma parede de celeiro, levanta a tampa de uma ratoeira de madeira enquanto dois cães observam atentamente. Um cão branco com manchas escuras salta em direção à armadilha pela esquerda, e um terrier menor fica perto dela à direita. O título impresso "THE RAT TRAP" aparece abaixo da cena.

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