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Actualités: L'Ouverture de la Chasse

Actualités:  L'Ouverture de la Chasse, by Clémente Pruche, 1840
Actualités:  L'Ouverture de la Chasse, by Clémente Pruche, 1840

Actualités: L'Ouverture de la Chasse is a print by the Romanticist artist Clémente Pruche. It dates from 1840 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

About this work

Overview

Actualités: L'Ouverture de la Chasse is a print by Clémente Pruche, dated to 1840, and is part of the collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a lively hunting scene in a forest, featuring numerous figures on horseback accompanied by dogs, capturing a moment of everyday aristocratic or upper-class life.

Technique & Style

Created at a relatively young age, the work showcases Pruche's ability to render dynamic scenes of contemporary life with considerable skill.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Clémente Pruche

Artist

Clémente Pruche

Clémente Pruche (1811–1890) was a French artist, born in Paris.

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