Interior of the Kennel, from the series Hunting Scenes
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 13 3/16 in. (26.1 × 33.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.75.14
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the cozy yet rugged world of 19th-century French hunting culture with *Interior of the Kennel*, a captivating lithograph from Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps *Hunting Scenes* series created in 1829 Decamps, a pioneering Romantic artist renowned for his dramatic depictions of animals and everyday life, captures the intimate interior of a kennel alive with hounds—loyal companions of the hunt. Printed by the skilled lithographers Gihaut Frères, this work (measuring 10 1/4 × 13 3/16 inches) evokes the warmth and anticipation of the stable, highlighting the bond between humans and their canine ...
About the Artist
Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps|Gihaut Frères|Gihaut Frères · 1803–1860
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