Artwork
A Limier Briquet Hound
A Limier Briquet Hound is an oil painting by the Realist artist Rosa Bonheur. It dates from 1856 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Subject & Meaning
No deeper symbolic meaning or representational message beyond the portrayal of the animal is indicated in the available records.
The work depicts a Limier Briquet Hound, a specific breed of dog used for tracking. As the title and visual subject indicate, the painting focuses entirely on the animal itself, presenting a naturalistic study of the hound rather than placing it within a broader narrative scene or allegorical context. The iconography is straightforward, centering on the physical characteristics and presence of the dog.
No deeper symbolic meaning or representational message beyond the portrayal of the animal is indicated in the available records.
Technique & Style
A Limier Briquet Hound is an oil painting executed on canvas, a medium consistent with Rosa Bonheur's broader practice. The work is modest in scale, measuring 36.8 cm in height by 45.7 cm in width, with the horizontal orientation suiting the standing hound depicted. Bonheur's handling reflects her characteristic realist approach to animal subjects, with the oil paint used to render the dog's form and coat with naturalistic precision.
The painting is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where its condition is maintained under standard museum conservation protocols, though no specific conservation history is documented in the available sources.
History & Provenance
A Limier Briquet Hound is an oil-on-canvas painting by Rosa Bonheur dated to 1856. The work is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it remains located. No information is available in the provided sources regarding the commission, earlier ownership, or chain of custody prior to its accession into the museum's collection.
A Limier Briquet Hound, painted by Rosa Bonheur in 1856, is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The work is catalogued as part of the museum's holdings, with its oil-on-canvas medium and modest dimensions (36.8 × 45.7) consistent with the institution's records for the painting.
No specific accession number is documented in the available sources, and no exhibition history beyond its current placement at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is recorded.
Overview
Rosa Bonheur's oil painting, A Limier Briquet Hound, completed in 1856, presents a focused study of a specific canine breed. This work, now part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, exemplifies Bonheur's dedication to animal portraiture. The artist captures the dog's distinct features and alert posture, rendering it with a directness characteristic of her approach to depicting the natural world.
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Artist
Rosa Bonheur was a French artist known best as a painter of animals (animalière).
