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Night mezzotint: a man at left fires a pistol toward attackers near a windswept tree with exposed roots, under a pale moon.

A traveller is attacked by brigands at night in a wild terrain. Mezzotint by W. Giller after D.T. Egerton, 1828.

A mezzotint night scene shows a man in dark clothing at left firing a pistol toward a shadowy assailant at center, while a second figure crouches in the flash. A windswept pine with exposed roots stands at right beneath a pale moon, with small animals on a distant plain.

Artist
Daniel Thomas Egerton
Date
10 April 1828
Medium
Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3124 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1828.
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

Español: El viajero atacado, mezzotinta de W. Giller según D.T. Egerton, 1828

Una escena nocturna en mezzotinta muestra a un hombre de ropa oscura a la izquierda disparando una pistola hacia un agresor sombrío en el centro, mientras otra figura se agacha en el destello. Un pino azotado por el viento, con raíces expuestas, se alza a la derecha bajo una luna pálida, con pequeños animales en una llanura lejana.

Português: O viajante atacado, meia-tinta de W. Giller após D.T. Egerton, 1828

Uma cena noturna em meia-tinta mostra um homem de roupas escuras à esquerda disparando uma pistola contra um agressor sombrio no centro, enquanto outra figura se agacha no clarão. Um pinheiro açoitado pelo vento, com raízes expostas, ergue-se à direita sob uma lua pálida, com pequenos animais em uma planície distante.

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