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Etching of a pack of hounds attacking a stag at bay in a forest clearing, with huntsmen on horseback in the background.

Stag at Bay: Hounds Attacking a Wounded Stag

An etching of a pack of hounds surrounding a stag at bay in a wooded clearing. The stag, with large antlers, lowers its head at the lower right while dogs leap and crowd around it. Figures on horseback and on foot stand in the dark trees behind, and the printed caption reads 'Stag at Bay'.

Artist
Cook, Stephen S.
Date
1 November 1793
Medium
Etchings Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3035 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1793.
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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