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Engraved plate showing a boar at left, a thistle in the centre, a mastiff at right, with raspberries, a lily and insects around them.

A thistle in the centre with a boar to the left facing a mastiff to the right, all surrounded by various plants and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

An engraved natural-history plate with a spiny thistle rising in the centre, a bristly boar at left facing a mastiff at right. Raspberry sprigs, a lily, and small insects fill the margins, with Latin and English plant and animal labels printed above and below.

Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar
Date
[1674]
Medium
Book illustrations Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2467 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1674.
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: Jabalí, cardo y mastín en una lámina grabada del siglo XVII

Una lámina grabada de historia natural con un cardo espinoso al centro, un jabalí erizado a la izquierda enfrentado a un mastín a la derecha. Ramas de frambuesa, un lirio e insectos pequeños llenan los márgenes, con rótulos impresos en latín e inglés.

Português: Javali, cardo e mastim em uma gravura do século XVII

Uma prancha gravada de história natural com um cardo espinhoso ao centro, um javali eriçado à esquerda voltado para um mastim à direita. Ramos de framboesa, um lírio e pequenos insetos ocupam as margens, com legendas impressas em latim e inglês.

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