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Etching of hounds attacking two stags in a forest, one stag rearing up, with trees and an inscription below.

A pack of dogs chasing and ferociously attacking two stags in a forest. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.

An etching shows a pack of hounds attacking two stags in a wooded hillside, one stag rearing above the dogs while the other is pulled down in the foreground. Dense trees and foliage frame the scene, and an inscription below records the hunt at Nymphenburg in 1723.

Artist
Johann Elias Ridinger
Date
[between 1700 and 1799]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3212 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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 dos ciervos en un bosque, grabado de Ridinger

Un grabado muestra una jauría de perros que ataca a dos ciervos en una ladera boscosa; uno de los ciervos se levanta sobre los perros mientras el otro es derribado en primer plano. Árboles y follaje densos enmarcan la escena, y una inscripción en la parte inferior menciona la cacería en Nymphenburg en 1723.

Português: Cães atacando dois cervos em uma floresta, gravura de Ridinger

Uma gravura mostra uma matilha de cães atacando dois cervos em uma encosta arborizada; um dos cervos se ergue acima dos cães enquanto o outro é derrubado em primeiro plano. Árvores e folhagem densas emolduram a cena, e uma inscrição na parte inferior menciona a caçada em Nymphenburg em 1723.

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