A crocodile hunt, showing a group of bare-chested hunters and their dogs in an exotic landscape, attacking a crocodile with spears and stakes. Engraving by P. P. Moles, 1773, after a painting by F. Boucher, 1739.

  • Boucher, François, 1703-1770.
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1773
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578907i
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view A crocodile hunt, showing a group of bare-chested hunters and their dogs in an exotic landscape, attacking a crocodile with spears and stakes. Engraving by P. P. Moles, 1773, after a painting by F. Boucher, 1739.

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A crocodile hunt, showing a group of bare-chested hunters and their dogs in an exotic landscape, attacking a crocodile with spears and stakes. Engraving by P. P. Moles, 1773, after a painting by F. Boucher, 1739. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Paris ?] : (Academies de St. Ferdinand et de St. Charles), 1773.

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; image and lettering 58.7 x 44.6 cm

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Peint par F. Boucher, premier peintre du Roy en 1739 ; Gravé par P. P. Moles des Academies de St. Ferdinand et de St. Charles 1773

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Wellcome Collection 578907i

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