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Etching of several dogs attacking a bear in a rocky wooded landscape, with figures tangled in a dense, dramatic struggle.

A pack of dogs attacking a bear, after Frans Snyders

An etching in grey tones showing a pack of dogs attacking a large dark bear, which rears up at center among tangled, snarling animals. Lunging dogs fill the foreground and a dead or fallen animal lies at lower left against a dark wooded hillside.

Artist
Frans Snyders
Date
June 1825
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2604 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1825.
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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