Who created "Return from the Hunt, from the series Hunting Scenes"?

Return from the Hunt, from the series Hunting Scenes was created by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps|Gihaut Frères|Gihaut Frères|Charles Tilt in 1829.

What medium is "Return from the Hunt, from the series Hunting Scenes"?

Return from the Hunt, from the series Hunting Scenes is Lithograph; first state of two.

Is "Return from the Hunt, from the series Hunting Scenes" in the public domain?

Yes, Return from the Hunt, from the series Hunting Scenes is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Return from the Hunt, from the series Hunting Scenes

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps|Gihaut Frères|Gihaut Frères|Charles Tilt

1829

Medium

Lithograph; first state of two

Dimensions

Image: 5 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (15.1 × 25.1 cm) Sheet: 9 5/8 × 12 15/16 in. (24.4 × 32.9 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926

Accession Number

26.75.9

Tags

HuntingHorsesCarriagesMenDogs

Art Historical Context

Created in 1829, *Return from the Hunt* belongs to Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps’s lively series *Hunting Scenes*. A leading figure of French Romantic generation, Decamps delighted in capturing animals in motion and the camaraderie of the chase. Here, riders, hounds, and carriages wind their way home after the day’s sport, rendered with the brisk energy that made the artist famous. The work is a lithograph—the first of two states—issued by the enterprising Parisian firm Gihaut Frères. Lithography, still relatively new in the 1820s, let Decamps draw directly on stone, preserving the spontaneity of...

About the Artist

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps|Gihaut Frères|Gihaut Frères|Charles Tilt · 1803–1860

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