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.

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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.