Hunting activity, specifically for wild boar or feral pigs

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An unarmed huntsman, threatened by a wild boar, takes refuge in a tree. Coloured lithograph by A. Strassgschwandtner after himself, ca. 1860.

A pack of hounds attacking and running after wild boar. Etching by F. Joullain, 1734 after A. F. Desportes after F. Snyders.

A pack of dogs has tracked down a wild boar which in turn succeeded in burying its tusk in the abdomen of one of the dogs. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

A wild boar is attacked by seven dogs during a hunt. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

Hunting: dogs baiting a boar in the foreground, while other wild boar scatter through wicker pens or dive into a muddy pond, driven by fear. Engraving by Philipps Galle after J. Stradanus.

A wild boar being hunted by a huntsman and two dogs. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.

Two armour-clad hunting dogs resting next to a speared wild boar in a forest. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.

A tumultuous hunting scene in which a stag is hunted into the river and speared, and a wild boar is shot while trying to escape from the hounds. Etching by A. Tempesta.

A hunting dog standing in the dense growth of a forest. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

Hunting: dogs sniff around as boar are tracked, shot and strung up on horseback, killed by lead bullets. Engraving by Philipps Galle after Jan van der Straet.

A krater painted with episodes in a boar hunt. Engraving, 17--.

A hunting party in pursuit of a wild boar charging on to a clearing. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

Hunters with hounds overcoming a wild boar. Etching by P. Soutman after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The hunting of the Calydonian wild boar. Etching after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The hunting of the Calydonian wild boar. Engraving by F. Lamb, 1822, after Sir P.P. Rubens.

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Wild boar hunting

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Images referencing Wild boar hunting

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Two armour-clad hunting dogs resting next to a speared wild boar in a forest. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.

Hunters with hounds overcoming a wild boar. Etching by P. Soutman after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The hunting of the Calydonian wild boar. Etching after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The hunting of the Calydonian wild boar. Engraving by F. Lamb, 1822, after Sir P.P. Rubens.

A wild boar is attacked by seven dogs during a hunt. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

Wild boar hunting

Images from the collections

Images referencing Wild boar hunting

Works from the collections

Two armour-clad hunting dogs resting next to a speared wild boar in a forest. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.

Hunters with hounds overcoming a wild boar. Etching by P. Soutman after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The hunting of the Calydonian wild boar. Etching after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The hunting of the Calydonian wild boar. Engraving by F. Lamb, 1822, after Sir P.P. Rubens.

A wild boar is attacked by seven dogs during a hunt. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

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