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Etching of a hunter with a staff reaching toward a hound by a brick wall, dogs and dead game in the foreground, bare tree and hills behind.

A Hunter with Seven Dogs, after Pieter van Laer

A hunter in a wide-brimmed hat and long coat leans forward with a staff, reaching toward a hound beside a crumbling brick wall. Several dogs gather in the foreground near a heap of dead game, with a bare tree and distant hills beyond.

Artist
Pieter van Laer
Date
[1824]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2891 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1824.
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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