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Black-and-white engraving of a man in a hat and long coat wading in shallow water, aiming a gun at ducks flying over reeds and trees.

Duck Shooting, engraving of a man wading to shoot ducks

A man in a tricorn hat and long coat wades through shallow water among reeds, aiming a long gun at ducks flying over a wooded lakeside. The fine black-and-white engraving shows dense foliage framing the foreground and a distant shore under a pale, cloudy sky.

Artist
John Scott
Date
1 December 1795
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2853 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1795.
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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