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Engraving of top-hatted men handling hounds in a paved yard, with a kennel wall and spectators behind.

Men in top hats releasing their dogs from the kennels and preparing them for a race. Etching by E. Hacker after E. Corbet.

An engraved scene shows two men in top hats and dark coats standing on a paved yard beside a hound, while a third man in a riding cap holds another dog nearby. A third dog lies in the foreground, and kennels with more hounds line a low wooden wall behind them.

Artist
Corbet, E., active 1856-1876.
Date
1868
Medium
Etchings Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2811 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1868.
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

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