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Etching of two hunting dogs among leafy plants, one sitting at left and one crouching and stretching at right.

Two figures of hunting dogs playing. Etching by R. Hills, 1816.

An etching of two dogs in a field of leafy plants. One dog sits at left, its head turned toward the second, which stretches low across the foreground with its tail extended. Fine hatched lines model the bodies against a pale paper ground.

Artist
Robert Hills
Date
1 October 1816
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1816.
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: Dos perros de caza jugando, grabado de Robert Hills, 1816

Un grabado de dos perros entre plantas de hojas anchas. Uno está sentado a la izquierda, con la cabeza vuelta hacia el otro, que se estira en primer plano con la cola extendida. Líneas finas y cruzadas modelan los cuerpos sobre un papel claro.

Português: Dois cães de caça brincando, gravura de Robert Hills, 1816

Uma gravura de dois cães entre plantas de folhas largas. Um está sentado à esquerda, com a cabeça voltada para o outro, que se estende em primeiro plano com a cauda esticada. Linhas finas e cruzadas modelam os corpos sobre um papel claro.

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