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Engraving of a wolf between a sheep and a dog, surrounded by roses, a tulip, a dragonfly, butterflies and insects on a pale ground.

A wolf walking towards a dog and away from a sheep, surrounded by various flowers and insects. Engraving by P. Williamson, 1663, after W. Hollar.

An engraved plate shows a wolf walking in the centre, with a sheep at lower left and a dog at lower right. Around them are a rose, tulip, dragonfly, butterfly, moth, and several flowers and insects drawn in fine parallel hatching on a pale ground.

Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar
Date
[1674]
Medium
Book illustrations Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2437 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: Lobo, perro y oveja entre flores e insectos, grabado

Una lámina grabada muestra un lobo caminando en el centro, con una oveja a la izquierda inferior y un perro a la derecha inferior. Alrededor hay una rosa, un tulipán, una libélula, una mariposa, una polilla y varias flores e insectos, dibujados con trama fina sobre fondo claro.

Português: Lobo, cão e ovelha entre flores e insetos, gravura

Uma prancha gravada mostra um lobo caminhando no centro, com uma ovelha à esquerda inferior e um cão à direita inferior. Ao redor estão uma rosa, uma tulipa, uma libélula, uma borboleta, uma mariposa e várias flores e insetos, desenhados com hachuras finas sobre fundo claro.

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