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Engraving of hunters on foot and horseback with hounds chasing hares across a wooded field.

Hunting: dogs chase hares towards pens while hunters on horseback look on. Engraving by Philipps Galle after J. Stradanus.

An engraving of a hunt in an open landscape: hounds chase hares across a field while hunters on foot and on horseback, one armed with a long pole, move through the trees. Fleeing hares and dogs fill the middle distance, and a tall tree frames the left foreground.

Artist
Stradanus
Date
[1600?]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3062 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1610.
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: Caza: perros persiguen liebres hacia redes mientras cazadores a caballo observan

Un grabado de una cacería en un paisaje abierto: perros persiguen liebres por un campo mientras cazadores a pie y a caballo avanzan entre los árboles, uno armado con una larga pértiga. Liebres en fuga y perros llenan el plano medio, y un árbol alto enmarca el primer plano izquierdo.

Português: Caça: cães perseguem lebres em direção a redes enquanto caçadores a cavalo observam

Uma gravura de uma caçada em paisagem aberta: cães perseguem lebres por um campo enquanto caçadores a pé e a cavalo avançam entre as árvores, um deles armado com uma longa vara. Lebres em fuga e cães ocupam o plano intermediário, e uma árvore alta emoldura o primeiro plano à esquerda.

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