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Etching of a spotted dog curled asleep on the ground under a leaning tree, with hatched clouds in the sky behind.

A dog curled up and asleep under a tree. Etching by J.P. Le Bas after A.F. Desportes.

An etching shows a spotted dog curled tightly on the ground beneath a leaning tree, its head tucked low near the front paws. Fine hatched lines model the rocky earth, the foliage and the cloud-filled sky behind it.

Artist
Alexandre-François Desportes
Date
1745-1747
Medium
Etchings Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3223 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1747.
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: Perro enroscado durmiendo bajo un árbol, según Desportes

Un aguafuerte muestra un perro manchado acurrucado sobre el suelo bajo un árbol inclinado, con la cabeza apoyada cerca de las patas delanteras. Líneas finas y rayados modelan la tierra rocosa, el follaje y el cielo nublado.

Português: Cachorro enroscado dormindo sob uma árvore, após Desportes

Uma gravura em água-forte mostra um cão malhado enroscado no chão sob uma árvore inclinada, com a cabeça encostada perto das patas dianteiras. Linhas finas e hachuras modelam a terra rochosa, a folhagem e o céu nublado.

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