La Chasse A L'Ours

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Artist/Maker	Guelard, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine (etcher) Lajoüe, Jacques De (artist)
Place of origin	France (printed)

'La Chasse A L'Ours'. A bear being attacked by three hunting dogs, in a mountainous landscape. The bear is attempting to claw up a tree trunk, about which four men with swords and spears are also attacking it from. The bear is standing upon decorative architectural elements, featuring acanthus leaf decoration. To the left of the image a partially clothed man is laid on the ground. In the distance, behind the fallen man, two other bears can be seen.

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Categories	Prints Hunting
Object type	Print
Title	La Chasse A L'Ours
Materials and techniques	Etching print on laid paper Laid Paper Printing Ink Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description	'La Chasse A L'Ours'. A bear being attacked by dogs and men with spears and swords, in a mountainous landscape. Etching print on laid paper. After Jacques de Lajoüe. Etched by Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Guelard. France(?). 18th century.
Physical description	'La Chasse A L'Ours'. A bear being attacked by three hunting dogs, in a mountainous landscape. The bear is attempting to claw up a tree trunk, about which four men with swords and spears are also attacking it from. The bear is standing upon decorative architectural elements, featuring acanthus leaf decoration. To the left of the image a partially clothed man is laid on the ground. In the distance, behind the fallen man, two other bears can be seen.
Dimensions	Sheet height: 36.4cm Sheet width: 21.2cm Measured by DH 01/11/2010
Marks and inscriptions	'Lajoüe Del.' (Below bottom-left corner of image.) 'Avec privilege du Roy' (Along bottom edge of sheet.) 'LA CHASSE A L'OURS' (Title, centre, below image.) 'Guélard Sculp.' (Below bottom-right corner of image.)
Production	The print is inscribed Lajoüe Del. and Guélard Sculp., very probably referring to Jacques de Lajoüe and Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Guelard.
Subjects depicted	Hunting Bear Hunters Dogs Men Tree Acanthus Hunting
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	27353

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O625232/la-chasse-a-lours-print-guelard-jean-baptiste/

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