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Etching of a stag and dogs plunging into rapids beneath a rocky cliff, with a tree overhead and German caption text below.

A stag is chased by three dogs into a torrential river during a hunt. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

An etching shows a stag leaping from a rocky cliff into churning white water while dogs pursue it through the foam. A tree arches over the rock face, and a German inscription in italic script runs along the lower margin.

Artist
Johann Elias Ridinger
Date
1742
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3118 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1742.
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 perseguido por perros hacia un torrente, grabado de Ridinger

Un grabado muestra a un ciervo que salta desde un acantilado rocoso hacia aguas blancas y turbulentas, mientras los perros lo persiguen entre la espuma. Un árbol se inclina sobre la roca, y en el margen inferior corre una leyenda en letra cursiva alemana.

Português: Cervo perseguido por cães para um torrente, gravura de Ridinger

Uma gravura mostra um cervo saltando de um penhasco rochoso para águas brancas e turbulentas, enquanto cães o perseguem por entre a espuma. Uma árvore se curva sobre a rocha, e uma legenda em alemão corre na margem inferior.

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