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Etching of three terriers in a barn with hay; one sniffs a wicker basket on the floor while others watch, framed by small sketches of fairground scenes.

Two dogs stare attentively at a hole in the haybarn's floorboards while another dog is watching the hay; vignettes show fairground attractions and humorous scenes. Etching by Frank Paton.

Three terriers gather in a barn with hay piled behind them: one sniffs at a wicker basket on the floorboards, while the others look intently toward it. Fine etched lines render the wiry coats, and sketched fairground and circus vignettes frame the central scene under the caption 'Rough and Ready'.

Artist
Paton, Frank, 1856-1909.
Date
1888
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3158 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1888.
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: Terriers en un granero, «Rough and Ready» (Frank Paton, 1888)

Tres terriers se reúnen en un granero con heno apilado detrás de ellos: uno olfatea una canasta de mimbre sobre las tablas del suelo, mientras los otros la miran atentamente. Las finas líneas grabadas muestran el pelaje áspero, y bocetos de feria y circo enmarcan la escena central bajo el título «Rough and Ready».

Português: Terriers em um celeiro, «Rough and Ready» (Frank Paton, 1888)

Três terriers reúnem-se em um celeiro com feno empilhado atrás deles: um cheira um cesto de vime sobre as tábuas do piso, enquanto os outros o observam atentamente. As linhas finas da gravura definem os pelos ásperos, e esboços de feira e circo emolduram a cena central sob a legenda «Rough and Ready».

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