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Etching of several dogs attacking a bear in a rocky wooded landscape, with figures tangled in a dense, dramatic struggle.

A pack of dogs attacking a bear. Etching by F. C. Lewis after F. Snyders.

An etching in grey tones showing a pack of dogs attacking a large dark bear, which rears up at center among tangled, snarling animals. Lunging dogs fill the foreground and a dead or fallen animal lies at lower left against a dark wooded hillside.

Artist
Frans Snyders
Date
June 1825
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2604 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1825.
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: Perros atacando a un oso, según Frans Snyders

Un aguafuerte en tonos grises que muestra una jauría de perros atacando a un gran oso oscuro, que se levanta en el centro entre animales enredados y gruñendo. En primer plano saltan perros y en la parte inferior izquierda yace un animal caído frente a una ladera oscura y arbolada.

Português: Cães atacando um urso, após Frans Snyders

Uma gravura em tons de cinza mostra uma matilha de cães atacando um grande urso escuro, que se ergue no centro entre animais emaranhados e rosnando. No primeiro plano, cães saltam, e à esquerda inferior um animal caído jaz diante de uma encosta escura e arborizada.

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