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The Hunter, 1888

  • etching, paper, bister
  • 113 x 157 mm
  • Inv. 1998-B-32

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In essence, Ensor's print is part of a long visual tradition, in which solitary figures enliven the painted landscape. "The Hunter" is largely based on Rembrandt's etching "Landscape with a Shepherd" (Bartsch 211).

Artist

James Ensor RKD VIAF Wikidata
Ostend 1860 - Ostend 1949
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Rembrandt RKD
Leyden 1606 - 1607 - Amsterdam 1669
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Title The Hunter
Date 1888
Period 19th century
Medium and support etching AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings inscription on the reverse: D.32 / papier [...] 1[8 of 5]67 / Aout 1932 / 1998-B-32
Collection print room
Object type etching AAT
reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number 1998-B-32
Acquisition credit purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.)
1998
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-32
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4036/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300015636 landscapes AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11Q712 church (exterior) Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
300015636 landscapes AAT
43C11 hunting, chase Iconclass
43C114 hunter Iconclass
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
School / Style realism (artistic form of expression) AAT
historicism (theory) AAT
phantasy
James Ensor : Catalogue illustré de ses gravures ; Leur description critique et l'inventaire des plaques = Geïllustreerde catalogus van zijn gravures ; Hun kritische beschrijving en inventaris van de platen = Illustrated catalogue of his engravings ; Their critical description and inventary of the plates / Auguste Taevernier. - Ledeberg (Gent) : Erasmus Boekhandel bv Amsterdam, 1973 (nr. 32)
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