The Poacher-A Hare in View

1888

Peter Henry Emerson

Associated Names
Peter Henry Emerson

Artist, British, born Cuba, 1856 - 1936

The image shows a man standing in profile holding a greyhound by the hindquarters. The man is wearing a flat cap, a long dark jacket over a shirt, dark trousers, and sturdy footwear. An object is tucked into his coat. In the background, there is a textured landscape fading into a vast, open sky with a slightly overcast appearance.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

  • Etched by Light: Photogravures from the Collection, 1840 – 1940, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2023 - 2024

Inscriptions

inscribed on plate, lower left: P.H. Emerson; on verso, by unknown hand, across center in graphite: Emerson: / A Poacher-Hare in View / Newhall 211; center stamped in ink: Metropolitan Museum New York Deaccessioned; lower center in graphite: MM A [?]

Wikidata ID

Q64158791

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