A Group of Dead Game
1707
About this artwork
This still life features a dead hare and two game birds, likely ducks, hanging suspended against a dark, austere background. A black and white hunting dog gazes upwards at the freshly caught game, emphasizing the scene's connection to the hunt.
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Alexandre-François Desportes was a celebrated painter of hunting scenes and animal portraits for the French court, notably under King Louis XIV and Louis XV. His highly realistic still lifes, like this one, were often destined for royal hunting lodges and châteaux, serving not just as decorative art but as a testament to the monarch's successful hunts and the artist's masterful ability to capture the textures of fur and feather.
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A Group of Dead Game
Alexandre-François Desportes, 1707
