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Hand-coloured etching of three hunting dogs, a white pointer, a grey shaggy dog and a brown dog, near two game birds on rocky ground.

The Pointer: three hunting dogs and two game birds, hand-coloured etching, 1803

Three dogs stand and crouch in a grassy landscape: a white pointer with tan ears at left center, a grey shaggy dog lowered in front, and a liver-brown dog at right. Two game birds rest on the rocky ground at lower left among fallen leaves.

Artist
Sydenham Edwards
Date
1 June 1803
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3325 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1803.
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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