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Black-and-white etching of a falconer with a bird of prey, hounds running, and riders beside an open gate in a wooded landscape.

Huntsmen opening gates to release dogs to chase after fowl. Etching by W. S. Howitt.

A black-and-white etching titled Pheasant-Hawking shows a falconer in the foreground holding a bird of prey on his arm, while two birds fly over a wooded field. Mounted riders and a man at an open wooden gate watch as hounds run across the dusty ground.

Artist
Samuel Howitt
Date
20 May 1799
Medium
Etchings Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3117 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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 faisanes con halcón

Un grabado en blanco y negro titulado Pheasant-Hawking muestra a un cazador en primer plano con un ave rapaz en el brazo, mientras dos aves vuelan sobre un campo arbolado. Jinetes y un hombre junto a una puerta de madera abierta observan cómo los perros corren por el terreno polvoriento.

Português: Caça de faisões com falcão

Uma gravura em preto e branco intitulada Pheasant-Hawking mostra um caçador em primeiro plano segurando uma ave de rapina no braço, enquanto duas aves voam sobre um campo arborizado. Cavaleiros e um homem junto a um portão de madeira aberto observam os cães correndo pelo terreno empoeirado.

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