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86 works by 41 artists

86 works featuring “Game animals” by 41 artists, from the 16th to the 20th century, held in 49 museums.

Dead Partridge Hanging from a Nail, Jan Baptist Weenix

Dead Partridge Hanging from a Nail, c. 1650–1652.

Dode patrijs, hangend aan een spijker (museum title)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch), oil on canvas

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Degn Brøndum with His Dog. Study for 'Hunters of Skagen', Peder Severin Krøyer

Degn Brøndum with His Dog. Study for 'Hunters of Skagen', 1898.

Degn Brøndum med sin hund. Forstudie til 'Skagensjægere' (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Hare, Hans Verhagen de Stomme

Hare, 16th century.

Hase (museum title)

Hans Verhagen de Stomme (Belgian), gouache on paper

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Still Life with a Pheasant, Nakamura Tsune

Still Life with a Pheasant, 1919.

雉子の静物 (museum title)

Nakamura Tsune (Japanese), oil on canvas

Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, Japan

Hare Sitting, Samuel Howitt

Hare Sitting, 1812.

Samuel Howitt (British), hand-colored etching

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Still Life with Two Black Grouse on a Stone Bench, David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl

Still Life with Two Black Grouse on a Stone Bench, 1672.

Stilleben med två orrtuppar på en stenbänk (museum title)

David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Two Pheasants, Chaïm Soutine

Two Pheasants, 1924–1925.

Les Deux Faisans (museum title)

Chaïm Soutine (French), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Fox taken by harrier, Bruno Liljefors

Fox taken by harrier, 1910.

Räv tagen av stövare (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

Ernst II. und Alexandrine von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha nach der Jagd, Raden Saleh

Ernst II. und Alexandrine von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha nach der Jagd, 1844.

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Germany

The Silver Tureen, Jean Siméon Chardin

The Silver Tureen, c. 1728–1730.

Jean Siméon Chardin (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Dead Ptarmigan (a Self-Portrait), William Orpen

The Dead Ptarmigan (a Self-Portrait), c. 1909.

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

The Cook, Giuseppe Arcimboldo

The Cook, c. 1570.

Kocken (museum title)

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italian), oil on wood

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Hunters Near Ruins, Jan Baptist Weenix

Hunters Near Ruins, 1648.

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Interior with Paintings and a Pheasant, Édouard Vuillard

Interior with Paintings and a Pheasant, 1928.

Édouard Vuillard (French)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Cook, Bernardo Strozzi

The Cook, c. 1625.

La cuoca (museum title)

Bernardo Strozzi (Italian), oil on canvas

Musei di Strada Nuova, Italy

Still Life with Two Male Black Grouse against a Plank Wall, David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl

Still Life with Two Male Black Grouse against a Plank Wall, 1672.

Stilleben med två orrtuppar mot en brädvägg (museum title)

David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Grouse Shooting, Samuel Howitt

Grouse Shooting, 1796.

Hunting, Shooting, etc. [set of six]: 2. Grouse Shooting (museum title)

Samuel Howitt (British), aquatint, hand-colored

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Celebration After a Bear Hunt, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Celebration After a Bear Hunt, 1907.

Karhunpeijaiset (Seitsemästä veljeksestä) (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Dead Hare with Powder Flask and Game Bag, Jean Siméon Chardin

Dead Hare with Powder Flask and Game Bag, c. 1730.

Lièvre mort avec poire à poudre et gibecière (museum title)

Jean Siméon Chardin (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Still Life with Dead Rabbit, Jean Siméon Chardin

Still Life with Dead Rabbit, 1728.

Stillleben mit totem Kaninchen (museum title)

Jean Siméon Chardin (French), oil on canvas

Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany

Augustus, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843), David Wilkie

Augustus, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843), 1833.

David Wilkie (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Still Life with Dead Game and Poultry, Jan Baptist Weenix

Still Life with Dead Game and Poultry, c. 1656.

Stilleven met dood wild en gevogelte (museum title)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch), oil on canvas

Centraal Museum, Netherlands

Hercules at the Court of Omphale, Lucas Cranach l'Ancien

Hercules at the Court of Omphale, 1537.

Lucas Cranach l'Ancien (German), oil on wood panel

Bemberg Collection, France

Wild boar, Hans Verhagen de Stomme

Wild boar, 16th century.

Eber (museum title)

Hans Verhagen de Stomme (Belgian), gouache on paper

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Still Life with Game, Jean Siméon Chardin

Still Life with Game, 1750s.

Jean Siméon Chardin (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

"How heavy and big he is!" said Per. "I don't think I'm far wrong in saying he weighs his thirty merker", Hans Gude

"How heavy and big he is!" said Per. "I don't think I'm far wrong in saying he weighs his thirty merker", 1878–1879.

"Så tung og svær han er!" sa Per. "Je trur inte je juger… (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pen, wash and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Woodcock Shooting, Samuel Howitt

Woodcock Shooting, 1796.

Hunting, Shooting, etc. [set of six]: 4.Woodcock shooting (museum title)

Samuel Howitt (British), aquatint, hand-colored

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Rabbit, Chaïm Soutine

The Rabbit, 1923–1924.

Le Lapin (museum title)

Chaïm Soutine (French), oil on canvas

Musée de l'Orangerie, France

Still Life with a Hare, Jean Siméon Chardin

Still Life with a Hare, c. 1730.

Jean Siméon Chardin (French), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Still Life with Dead Partridge, Jean Siméon Chardin

Still Life with Dead Partridge, c. 1728.

Stillleben mit totem Rebhuhn (museum title)

Jean Siméon Chardin (French), oil on canvas

Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany

Blackcock, David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl

Blackcock, 1697.

Orre (museum title)

David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Still Life with a Dead Swan, Jan Baptist Weenix

Still Life with a Dead Swan, c. 1651.

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Stag, Hans Verhagen de Stomme

Stag, 16th century.

Hirsch (museum title)

Hans Verhagen de Stomme (Belgian), gouache on paper

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Still Life with Dead Pheasant and Game Bag, Jean Siméon Chardin

Still Life with Dead Pheasant and Game Bag, 1760.

Stillleben mit totem Fasan und Jagdtasche (museum title)

Jean Siméon Chardin (French), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

The Hunters in the Snow, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Hunters in the Snow, 1565.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

Still Life with Pheasant, Chaïm Soutine

Still Life with Pheasant, 1924.

Nature morte au faisan (museum title)

Chaïm Soutine (French), oil on canvas

Musée de l'Orangerie, France

Pheasant Shooting, Samuel Howitt

Pheasant Shooting, 1796.

Hunting, Shooting, etc. [set of six]: 5. Pheasant Shooting (museum title)

Samuel Howitt (British), aquatint, hand-colored

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Rabbit and Copper Pot, Jean Siméon Chardin

Rabbit and Copper Pot, 1735–1739.

Jean Siméon Chardin (French), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Jakttrofé, Hans Gude

Jakttrofé, 1878–1879.

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pen, wash and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Adirondacks Guide, Winslow Homer

Adirondacks Guide, 1892.

Winslow Homer (American), watercolor and gouache

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Hunters Take a Break, Vassili Perov

The Hunters Take a Break, 1871.

Охотники на привале (museum title)

Vassili Perov (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

George Rogers and His Wife, Margaret Rogers (née Tyers), and His Sister, Margaret Rogers, Francis Hayman

George Rogers and His Wife, Margaret Rogers (née Tyers), and His Sister, Margaret Rogers, 1748–1750.

Francis Hayman (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Still Life with a Heron, Frédéric Bazille

Still Life with a Heron, 1867.

Nature morte au héron (museum title)

Frédéric Bazille (French), oil on canvas

Musée Fabre, France

Duck, Hans Verhagen de Stomme

Duck, 16th century.

Ente (museum title)

Hans Verhagen de Stomme (Belgian), gouache on paper

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Still Life with Partridge and Pear, Jean Siméon Chardin

Still Life with Partridge and Pear, 1748.

Jean Siméon Chardin (French), oil on canvas

Städel Museum, Germany

After the Hunt, Bruno Liljefors

After the Hunt, 1913.

Slutad jakt (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

The Scoter, Frédéric Bazille

The Scoter, 1864.

La Macreuse (museum title)

Frédéric Bazille (French), oil on canvas

Musée Fabre, France

Partridge Shooting, Samuel Howitt

Partridge Shooting, 1796.

Hunting, Shooting, etc. [set of six]: 6. Partridge Shooting (museum title)

Samuel Howitt (British), aquatint, hand-colored

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Ill-Matched Couple, Lucas Cranach l'Ancien

The Ill-Matched Couple, 1532.

Lucas Cranach l'Ancien (German), oil on limewood panel

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Dead Teal, Samuel Howitt

Dead Teal

Samuel Howitt (British), watercolor and ink on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States