Large framed color sporting print Chasseur à l'Affût after French artist Carle Vernet, depicting mounted hunters and hunting dogs in a wooded landscape. A direct companion to Retour du Chasseur, with matching Jazet engraving credit and substantial black and gold presentation.
Details
- Artist: Carle Vernet 1758 to 1836
- Title: Chasseur à l'Affût
- English: Hunter on the Lookout
- Engraver: Jean Pierre Marie Jazet
- Origin: France
- Subject: Mounted hunters horses and sporting dogs
- Medium: Color engraving or aquatint
- Inscription left: Dessiné par C Vernet
- Inscription right: Gravé par Jazet
- Artist name: Carle Vernet within image
- Overall dimensions: Approximately 32 x 27.5 inches
- Orientation: Horizontal
- Frame: Black wood with layered antique gold tone molding
- Mat: Deep charcoal black with narrow green and cream borders
- Glazing: Glass
- Hanging: Wire
- Framer: Coffey and Thompson Charlotte North Carolina
- Companion piece: Matches Retour du Chasseur
Condition
Good vintage framed condition with age toning, scattered foxing and discoloration to the print and margins. Dark mat shows surface variation and spotting. Frame has light scratches, scuffs and finish wear. Colors remain attractive and the image displays well.
Collector Appeal
Especially desirable together with Retour du Chasseur as a matched pair of large French sporting prints. Strong decorative appeal for equestrian, hunting, sporting art and traditional interiors.
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