Large framed color equestrian print Retour du Chasseur after French artist Carle Vernet, depicting two mounted hunters returning with sporting dogs beside a country estate. The image is explicitly credited to Vernet and to engraver Jean Pierre Marie Jazet.
Details
- Artist: Carle Vernet 1758 to 1836
- Title: Retour du Chasseur
- English title: Return of the Hunter
- Engraver: Jean Pierre Marie Jazet 1788 to 1871
- Origin: France
- Subject: Equestrian hunting scene with horses hunters and dogs
- Medium: Color engraving or aquatint
- Inscription left: Dessiné par C Vernet
- Inscription right: Gravé par Jazet
- Signature within image: Carle Vernet
- 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 inner borders
- Glazing: Glass
- Hanging: Wire
- Framer label: Coffey and Thompson Charlotte North Carolina
Condition
Good vintage framed condition. Print shows age toning, scattered foxing and discoloration, particularly through the margins. Mat has age related surface variation and spotting. Frame has scratches, scuffs and finish wear. Colors remain attractive and the image displays well.
Collector Appeal
Classic French sporting imagery with strong crossover appeal for equestrian, fox hunting, sporting art and traditional interior collectors. The substantial black and gold frame gives the piece excellent wall presence.
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