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Etching of a ragged man in a tall top hat and fur-trimmed coat standing with a stick beside a sleeping dog.

A young man in ragged clothes leaning against the stump of a tree in the moonlight smiling benignly at his sleeping dog on the ground. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

A ragged man in a tall top hat and fur-trimmed coat stands holding a stick beside a sleeping dog at lower left. The fine etching uses dense hatching and dark shadows behind him, possibly a tree stump, lit from the front.

Artist
John Thomas Smith
Date
23 April 1816
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2741 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1816.
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: Hombre harapiento con perro dormido, grabado de J.T. Smith, 1816

Un hombre harapiento con sombrero de copa alto y abrigo con cuello de piel está de pie sujetando un bastón junto a un perro dormido en la esquina inferior izquierda. El fino grabado usa trama densa y sombras oscuras detrás de él, posiblemente un tocón de árbol.

Português: Homem maltrapilho com cão adormecido, gravura de J.T. Smith, 1816

Um homem maltrapilho, de cartola alta e casaco com gola de pele, está em pé segurando uma bengala ao lado de um cão adormecido no canto inferior esquerdo. A fina gravura usa hachuras densas e sombras escuras atrás dele, possivelmente um toco de árvore.

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