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A fox, a beaver and a mole looking at a hare which has grown antlers. Etching by A. Collaert after T. Galle.

Diana returning from the chase bearing dead birds meets Pan holding grapes and other fruit. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.

Hares recovering after surviving a hunt, one of them taking another's pulse. Lithograph by WBT, 1859.

Heads of hares, a goat, a boar, and an ass. Drawing, c. 1789.

The adoration of Christ, surrounded by maids, in a city. Engraving.

Hunting dogs chasing a hare up a narrow path, urged on by their keepers and mounted huntsmen. Etching by W. Hollar after F. Barlow.

An eagle catching one hare while another escapes. Colour etching by G. Demarteau, ca. 1760, after C. Dagomer.

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Hares recovering after surviving a hunt, one of them taking another's pulse. Lithograph by WBT, 1859.

The adoration of Christ, surrounded by maids, in a city. Engraving.

Hunting dogs chasing a hare up a narrow path, urged on by their keepers and mounted huntsmen. Etching by W. Hollar after F. Barlow.

Heads of hares, a goat, a boar, and an ass. Drawing, c. 1789.

An eagle catching one hare while another escapes. Colour etching by G. Demarteau, ca. 1760, after C. Dagomer.