The Bear Hunt.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by Phelps & Watson American, 1859 - 1864

Date1857-1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 9/16 x 12 3/4in. (21.7 x 32.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 14 1/8in. (27.3 x 35.9cm)

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Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA man stands at the edge of a swiftly moving stream holding his rifle by the barrel and swinging it like a club at a bear standing on its hind legs with outstretched paws. The man wears a cap, jacket, vest, breeches, and hose and has a game bag slung over his shoulder. A second hunter climbs over a fallen tree in the right foreground. He also holds a rifle and wears a cap, jacket or sweater, breeches, hose, and game bag. A dog is at his right. Large rocks and trees, including evergreens, are in the right background. Mist fills the valley beneath rocky hills or mountains in the left background.

Object number2003.202.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE BEAR HUNT. / 566."
On verso, in pencil: lower left, "A72619 / me"; upper right, old accession number "Dwr 16"; lower right, new accession number.

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