A dog looks on as a man and a woman smell a flower; representing the sense of smell. Engraving.
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- 27159i
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Given the dog's powerful sense of smell, the dog shown here may more than just a pet of the humans represented
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1 print : line engraving ; image 20.7 x 24.2 cm
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Excipit auditum olfactus, quo haurimus odores/ Fragrantesque gravesque. Locus gratissimus ille est ...
Lettering continues: "Naribus, ambrosios flores qui nutrit, at illi/ Fel sub odore suo fallaci sape recondunt."
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Wellcome Collection 27159i
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