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Black and white etching of a spaniel looking up at a long-tailed bird in flight, with rocks and a distant landscape behind.

A dog hunting a bird

An etching of a spaniel-type dog leaping on a grassy hillside and gazing up at a long-tailed bird flying overhead. Rocky outcrops, a distant landscape and a hazy sky fill the background, rendered in fine hatched lines.

Artist
Gerrit van Battem (de Jonge) (mentioned on object)
Date
1650-1700
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2764 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1700.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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