Engraving of a pale unicorn charging through a forest past armed riders and fallen figures, with an arched stone gateway behind the trees.

A King Pursued by a Unicorn

A fine-line engraving on paper shows a pale horse-like unicorn charging through a dense forest, with armored riders on the left and a spearman attacking a fallen figure. Bodies lie in the foreground, and an arched stone gateway and a distant town appear behind the trees.

Artist: Jean Duvet
Date: 1550/60
Medium: Engraving on paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1021 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1560).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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