Hunting Trophy with Hare and Bay Leaves

c. 1810

Antoine Berjon

Associated Names
Antoine Berjon

Artist, French, 1754 - 1843

The image shows a hare hanging upside down with green leaves around it. The hare has soft brown, white, and red fur. It is fixed by its hind legs and its head points downward, with its body slightly angled to the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel on prepared canvas

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 65 × 54 cm (25 9/16 × 21 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.3.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

French private collection, Lyon; (Galerie Charles Balaÿ, Lyon, 1970s); Robert Michaux, Lyon; by descent to his daughter, Edwige Cottin. (Galerie Descours, Lyon, c. 2013); purchased 2019 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2013

  • Le Dessin en couleurs du XVIIe au XXIe sie`cle, Galerie Michel Descours, Lyon, 2013, nos. 8 and 9 (entry by Mehdi Korchane).

2019

  • The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower left: At. Berjon

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