1864
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Shooting the Woodcock is a 1864 by Charles Jacque, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet forest scene with a lone hunter aiming a gun at a bird. Tall trees frame the left side, their trunks thick and rough. The ground is covered in brush and fallen leaves, and the sky peeks through the branches in the distance. The hunter’s focus suggests the moment before the shot. The title, *Tir à la Bécasse*, hints this is about shooting woodcock—a small bird—though the bird itself is just a blur in the air. Next, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see this print in person.
Charles-Émile Jacque (23 May 1813 – 7 May 1894) was a French painter of Pastoralism and engraver who was, with Jean-François Millet, part of the Barbizon School. He first learned to engrave maps when he spent seven years in the French Army.
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