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Black and white etching of a dog facing a bristling porcupine beside a tree, with another dog partly visible at the left edge.

Three hunting dogs chasing a porcupine. Etching after A. Hondius, 1679.

Fine etching of a dog confronting a bristling porcupine, its quills raised in a dense spiky mass, while a second dog appears at the left edge. A spreading tree fills the upper right and the ground is sketched with small plants and loose hatching.

Artist
Hondius, Abraham, 1625-1695.
Date
1679
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2985 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1679.
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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