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Engraving of a boy with a raised stick and a girl beside two fighting dogs, one atop a fallen figure, with a town in the background.

Two Children Confronting Fighting Dogs, Engraving by Crispijn van de Passe

An engraving shows a boy with a raised stick and a girl with outstretched arms standing before two snarling dogs locked in combat, one atop a fallen figure. A walled town with a church tower sits in the distant landscape. Latin verses appear in the caption below.

Artist
Crispijn van de Passe the Elder
Date
[between 1590 and 1599]
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2781 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1599.
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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