Caption

Landscape with dogs hunting a wild animal, Chinese hunting scenes, Newly invented Chinese, drawn with great difficulty and published, by P: Schenk Jun, third part, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 2, 12, A wild animal is being attacked by hunting dogs. Standing nearby is a man with a spear. On the right a horseman and a standing man with a rifle. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter Schenk (II), Amsterdam, 1727 - 1775, paper, etching, height 162 mm x width 254 mm, landscapes in the temperate zone, Chinese, hunting, chase, A wide pen-and-ink landscape scene framed by a thin border shows trees with detailed leaves on both sides and low rolling hills in the background, with two birds flying in the sky above. In the left foreground a young man in traditional clothing holds a long pole and reaches toward a pack of dogs and three humanlike figures with fur engaged in a struggle on the ground, while another dog leaps nearby. Toward the center a small figure with a woven hat swings a curved staff. On the right a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a long coat stands holding a staff, beside a saddled horse led by another similarly dressed figure seated on the horse, both figures showing patterned clothing and visible facial hair. The ground is lightly textured with plants and small rocks, and clusters of foliage and a small house appear in the middle distance.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B27_258

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Rights managed

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36.1Mb (7.9Mb) / 14.9in x 9.4in / 4461 x 2828 (300dpi)

Keywords

Landscape dogs hunting wild animal Chinese hunting scenes Newly invented drawn great difficulty published P Schenk Jun third part print album page ornamental print Series number 2 12 attacked hunting dogs Standing nearby man spear right horseman standing man rifle Print part album printmaker Pieter Schenk Ii Amsterdam 1727 - 1775 paper etching height 162 mm x width 254 mm landscapes temperate zone chase wide pen- -ink landscape scene framed thin border trees detailed leaves sides low rolling hills background two birds flying sky left foreground young man traditional clothing holds long pole reaches pack dogs three humanlike figures fur engaged struggle ground another dog leaps nearby center small figure woven hat swings curved staff man wearing wide-brimmed hat long coat stands holding staff beside saddled horse led another similarly dressed figure seated horse figures showing patterned clothing visible facial hair lightly textured plants small rocks clusters foliage small house middle distance