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Etching of a pack of hounds attacking a stag at bay in a forest clearing, with huntsmen on horseback in the background.

A pack of dogs attacking a wounded and exhausted stag. Etching by Cook.

An etching of a pack of hounds surrounding a stag at bay in a wooded clearing. The stag, with large antlers, lowers its head at the lower right while dogs leap and crowd around it. Figures on horseback and on foot stand in the dark trees behind, and the printed caption reads 'Stag at Bay'.

Artist
Cook, Stephen S.
Date
1 November 1793
Medium
Etchings Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3035 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1793.
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: Ciervo acorralado: perros atacando a un ciervo herido

Un grabado al aguafuerte de una jauría de perros que rodea a un ciervo acorralado en un claro del bosque. El ciervo, de grandes astas, inclina la cabeza en la parte inferior derecha mientras los perros saltan y se agolpan a su alrededor. Jinetes y figuras a pie aparecen entre los árboles oscuros al fondo, y la leyenda impresa dice 'Stag at Bay'.

Português: Cervo encurralado: cães atacando um cervo ferido

Uma gravura em água-forte de uma matilha de cães cercando um cervo encurralado em uma clareira de floresta. O cervo, com grandes galhadas, abaixa a cabeça no canto inferior direito enquanto os cães saltam e se amontoam ao seu redor. Cavaleiros e figuras a pé aparecem entre as árvores escuras ao fundo, e a legenda impressa diz 'Stag at Bay'.

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