File:Leopard-baiting.jpg
Summary
- Title: 'Escaped Panther Battles with Dogs at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raglan_Castle" class="extiw" title="en:Raglan Castle">Raglan Castle</a>'
- Artist: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_P._Hall" class="extiw" title="en:Sydney P. Hall">Sydney P. Hall</a>
- Publisher: Engraving from "The Graphic" circa July 1875
- Source: From my private collection <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Headphonos" class="extiw" title="en:User:Headphonos">Headphonos</a>
*Background:
A caged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/leopard" class="extiw" title="en:leopard">leopard</a> called "The Great Mogul", escapes form confinement and wanders into a yard where dogs are chained. Mistress of the house, Dorothy, releases "Marquis" an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Mastiff" class="extiw" title="en:English Mastiff">English Mastiff</a>, "O'Brian" an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Wolfhound" class="extiw" title="en:Irish Wolfhound">Irish Wolfhound</a> and "Strafford" a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurcher" class="extiw" title="en:Lurcher">Lurcher</a>: The dogs move in at speed, but make little headway. Another dog is released. Missing all the fun a fifth dog "Shafto" a small <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_Terrier" class="extiw" title="en:Bull Terrier">Bull Terrier</a>...."Mad with rage and jealousy..." struggles to get free. Men with ropes, armed with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe" class="extiw" title="en:Scythe">scythes</a> and pitchforks, recapture the panther.
See also
- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard-baiting" class="extiw" title="en:Leopard-baiting">Leopard-baiting</a>
Licensing
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| current | 16:43, 13 January 2017 | | 1,292 × 961 (283 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <ul> <li>Title: 'Escaped Panther Battles with Dogs at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raglan_Castle" class="extiw" title="en:Raglan Castle">Raglan Castle</a>'</li> <li>Artist: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_P._Hall" class="extiw" title="en:Sydney P. Hall">Sydney P. Hall</a> </li> <li>Publisher: Engraving from "The Graphic" circa July 1875</li> <li>Source: From my private collection <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Headphonos" class="extiw" title="en:User:Headphonos">Headphonos</a> </li> </ul> <p><b>*Background:</b> </p> <p>A caged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/leopard" class="extiw" title="en:leopard">leopard</a> called "The Great Mogul", escapes form confinement and wanders into a yard where dogs are chained. Mistress of the house, Dorothy, releases "Marquis" an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Mastiff" class="extiw" title="en:English Mastiff">English Mastiff</a>, "O'Brian" an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Wolfhound" class="extiw" title="en:Irish Wolfhound">Irish Wolfhound</a> and "Strafford" a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurcher" class="extiw" title="en:Lurcher">Lurcher</a>: The dogs move in at speed, but make little headway. Another dog is released. Missing all the fun a fifth dog "Shafto" a small <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_Terrier" class="extiw" title="en:Bull Terrier">Bull Terrier</a>...."Mad with rage and jealousy..." struggles to get free. Men with ropes, armed with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythe" class="extiw" title="en:Scythe">scythes</a> and pitchforks, recapture the panther. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard-baiting" class="extiw" title="en:Leopard-baiting">Leopard-baiting</a></li></ul> |
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