Hunters Surprised by Death
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Hunters Surprised by Death

TitleHunters Surprised by Death
ArtistRodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885
Date1857 19th century
MediumEtching on ivory China paper laid down on ivory wove paper
Classificationetching
OriginFrance France
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of Walter S. Brewster
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Hunters Surprised by Death” is a work by Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885, dated 1857. It is executed in etching on ivory china paper laid down on ivory wove paper and classified as etching. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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