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Steel engraving of a hunter aiming a shotgun skyward on a marsh path, with two spaniels in the grass and a bare tree at right.

A man points his gun at a bird in the air while his dogs are avid to fetch the prey. Steel engraving by Harris, 18--.

A man in a long coat and hat raises a long shotgun to his shoulder on a marsh path, aiming up at a small bird in the sky. Two spaniel-type dogs run and splash through the grassy marsh, with a bare tree at right, all rendered in fine steel engraving with soft shading.

Artist
Harris (Steel engraver)
Date
[approximately 1860?]
Medium
Steel engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3153 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1870.
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

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