Hounds have driven an American black bear into a river where it is about to be shot by huntsmen standing on the river bank. Etching by W. S. Howitt, 1820.

  • Howitt, Samuel, 1765?-1822.
Date:
30 December 1820
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41696i
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Hounds have driven an American black bear into a river where it is about to be shot by huntsmen standing on the river bank. Etching by W. S. Howitt, 1820. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The black bear is holding on to one of the hounds in the water

Publication/Creation

London (Warwick Square) : J. Wheble & J. Pittman, 30 December 1820.

Physical description

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 14.2 x 10 cm

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American bear at bay. Howitt.

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Wellcome Collection 41696i

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