"As the last grains of powder fall into the palm of his blackened hand, a superb hare..." from the Little Miseries of Human Life 1843

This is a wood-engraving from J.J. Grandville's series "Les Petites Misères de la Vie Humaine," published in 1843. The work is characteristic of Grandville’s satirical style, often featuring anthropomorphized animals as well as whimsical and humorous depictions of human follies. This particular engraving shows a hunter aiming his gun at a hare, and it is likely intended to satirize the absurdity of hunting and the idea of a hunter's pursuit of an elusive prey.