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Hunting dogs snapping at the heels of a wolf in the last stages of a chase. Etching by W-S Howitt, ca 1797, after himself.
Howitt, Samuel, 1765?-1822.Date: 1 July 1797Reference: 39948i- Books
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The huntsman. Containing the best methods ofsport, for coursing with greyhounds, and hunting all kinds of chasesin England, viz. The Hart. Buck, Rain Deer,Hare, Wild Rabbit, Ferrit, Fox, Badger, Otter, Squirrel, Marten, Andwild Cat. Together with Many Curious Particulars relative to Theseanimals, and the Manner of Killing them. Likewise, thehuntsman's terms of art; and A Fullaccount of the Dogs in Use; Their usual Names, Training, Feeding, Preservation from Diseases, and other Things necessary to be known concerning them. To which are Added, The Modes of Hunting Some Particular Foreign Beasts of Sport; Namely, the Wolf, Bear, Wild Boar, Wild Goat, Beaver, and Elk. By Nicholas Coxe, Esq;
Cox, Nicholas, active 1673-1731.Date: [1780?]- Pictures
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Hunting: nets for catching ground-feeding birds, and a wolf-trap (?) Engraving, c.1762 by B.-L. Prevost.
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Hunting: a wolf, with its head caught in a trap (above), and details of the trap (below) Engraving, c.1762, by B.-L. Prevost.
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A shepherd watches the choking of a snared wolf that has killed a lamb; trappers hold back their hunting hounds while a shepherdess grieves for the lamb. Mezzotint by W.T. Annis, 1802, after J. Ward.
Ward, James, 1769-1859.Date: May 1st. 1802Reference: 3106210i