Duck Shooting.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Comstock (American, 1850 - 1851)

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Comstock (American, 1850 - 1851)

PublisherPublished by Ensign & Thayer (American, 1849 - 1850)

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper hinged in four-ply acid-free mat

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/16 x 12 5/16in. (20.5 x 31.3cm) Sheet (height x width): 9 15/16 x 14in. (25.2 x 35.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel St. John Morgan

Object number1957.65.36

DescriptionThree men are in a boat on a pond surrounded by cattails and reeds. One of the hunters, who wears a shirt and trousers with suspenders, is aiming a gun at three ducks who are flying away. His hat and coat are in the boat. Another man, who has a beard, is wearing a beaked cap and a jacket and holds a gun. A third man, with sideburns, is wearing a vest, shirt, and striped trousers. He holds an oar or paddle. A dog and a coil of rope are in the front of the boat. A fourth man stands on the shore in the left foreground. He wears a cap, jacket, and high boots and carries a gun, shot pouch, and a gamebag. He stoops to help a second dog out of the water. The dog holds a dead duck in his mouth. A second dead duck is on the ground in the foreground. Trees in the background include pollard willows.

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