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Engraving of hunters and dogs chasing deer toward nets in a forest, with a spearman in armour in the foreground and Latin text below.

Hunting: dogs scare the deer into nets, while a hunter throws his spear into the antlers of a stag. Engraving by Philipp Galle after Stradanus.

An engraved hunting scene in a wooded landscape: hunting dogs drive stags and deer toward netting at right while a mounted hunter and a man in armour with a spear close in. Latin inscriptions run along the lower margin beneath the scene.

Artist
Stradanus
Date
[1600?]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2920 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 de ciervos con redes: grabado según Stradanus

Escena de caza grabada en un paisaje boscoso: perros de caza empujan ciervos y venados hacia redes a la derecha, mientras un jinete y un hombre con armadura y lanza se acercan. Inscripciones en latín recorren el margen inferior bajo la escena.

Português: Caça de cervos com redes: gravura após Stradanus

Cena de caça gravada em paisagem arborizada: cães de caça empurram cervos em direção a redes à direita, enquanto um cavaleiro e um homem de armadura com lança se aproximam. Inscrições em latim percorrem a margem inferior abaixo da cena.

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