Three hunting dogs chasing a porcupine. Etching after A. Hondius, 1679.

  • Hondius, Abraham, 1625-1695.
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1679
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41623i
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Three hunting dogs chasing a porcupine. Etching after A. Hondius, 1679. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced April 2023 : Three dogs chasing a porcupine. Etching.

Description

The porcupine pursued by two dogs flees towards the right baring its teeth at a third dog standing in its way

Publication/Creation

1679

Physical description

1 print : etching ; image 14 x 19 cm

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1679

References note

Adam von Bartsch, Le peintre graveur, vol. V, Vienna 1805, p. 319, Abraham Hondius no. 6, the etching in the original direction by A. Hondius ("6. Un porc-épic s'enfuyant vers la gauche, étant chassé par trois chiens dont l'un le dévance près d'un arbre qui s'élève à la gauche de l'estampe.")

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Wellcome Collection 41623i

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