Master of the Hounds
1878 or after
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Heliogravure
Dimensions
Image: 7 1/4 × 8 5/8 in. (18.4 × 21.9 cm) Sheet: 15 × 17 in. (38.1 × 43.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of The Equal Justice in the Courts Committee of Nassau County, 2022
Accession Number
2022.418
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About the Artist
Jean-Léon Gérôme|Goupil
Gérôme's father, a goldsmith from Vesoul, discouraged his son from studying to become a painter but agreed, reluctantly, to allow him a trial period in the studio of Paul Delaroche in Paris. He traveled and studied in Italy, elsewhere in Europe, and in Asia Minor. The subjects that he enjoyed most were scenes of nature and animals. He is best known for mythological and Comment on works: history pa...