The Old Hound

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Artist

Name:: Bewick, Thomas
Dates:: 1753-1828
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engravers:: Bewick, John; Bewick, Thomas
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Duke University Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Select fables
Author:: Gay, John
Publisher:: London, Newcastle: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, Emerson Charnley, 1820
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Description:

A huntsman on his horse threatens a dog with his whip while the rest of the pack goes drinking from a pond.
This is the engraving for which Thomas Bewick was awarded a prize by the Royal Society of Arts in 1775.

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{{cite web | title=The Old Hound | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/old-hound/ | author=Bewick, Thomas | year=1820 | access-date=March 13, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}