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A mad dog on the run in a London street: citizens attack it as it approaches a woman who has fallen over. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1826.

Rabies: a rabid dog attacking a girl. Colour lithograph, 1977.

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Rabies: a rabid dog attacking a girl. Colour lithograph, 1977.

A mad dog on the run in a London street: citizens attack it as it approaches a woman who has fallen over. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1826.