The Deer Hunter.

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

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/8 x 12 5/16in. (20.6 x 31.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 15/16 x 14 1/2in. (25.2 x 36.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA man wearing a deer-stalker cap, a jacket, a plaid shirt, pants, and boots falls backward as his rifle or musket fires into the air. A powder horn hangs from a cord across one shoulder. A large game bag hangs from his other shoulder. A hunting dog, probably a setter or a pointer, tugs at the leash which is attached to its collar. A tree with two trunks is directly behind the man. Additional trees are in the background. A small herd of deer runs across a grassy field in the right background. Grass, weeds, and rocks are in the foreground.

Object number1957.65.52

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE DEER HUNTER. / Too much in a hurry. / 309."

On verso, upper left, inscribed in blue ink, upper left, "65232". In pencil: lower left, [illegible notation]; lower right, accession number "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 39".

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