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Engraving of hunters in a forest with dogs, a slain wild boar tied across a horse at left, and a hunter with a long gun.

Hunting: dogs sniff around as boar are tracked, shot and strung up on horseback, killed by lead bullets. Engraving by Philipps Galle after Jan van der Straet.

An engraved hunting scene in a wooded landscape. Hunters with spears and a long gun track through the trees, while dogs sniff the ground and a dead boar is slung over a horse's back at left. A Latin inscription runs along the lower margin.

Artist
Stradanus
Date
[1600?]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3030 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 jabalí: cazadores rastrean y cargan jabalíes

Una escena de caza grabada en un paisaje boscoso. Cazadores con lanzas y un arma larga avanzan entre los árboles, mientras los perros olfatean el suelo y un jabalí muerto va atado al lomo de un caballo a la izquierda. Una inscripción en latín recorre el margen inferior.

Português: Caçada ao javali: caçadores rastreiam e carregam javalis

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