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Hunting Trophy with Hare and Bay Leaves

Hunting Trophy with Hare and Bay Leaves is a pastel drawing by the Romanticist artist Antoine Berjon. It dates from 1810 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Overview
Hunting Trophy with Hare and Bay Leaves is a pastel drawing on prepared canvas created by Antoine Berjon around 1810. The work showcases Berjon's skill as a still-life artist, particularly in capturing the textures of natural subjects.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a still life featuring a dead hare suspended by its hind legs, adorned with a sprig of bay leaves. The arrangement combines natural elements, highlighting the artist's attention to detail and texture.
Technique & Style
Executed in pastel on canvas, the work exhibits a rough, soft quality characteristic of the medium. Berjon's focus on texture is evident in the rendering of the hare's fur, which appears fuzzy and lifelike.
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Artist
Antoine Berjon (17 May 1754 – 24 October 1843) was a French painter and designer, among the most important flower painters of 19th-century France.












