Hunting dog in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Study of a bloodhound, William Holman Hunt

Study of a bloodhound, 1848.

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on cardboard

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

Venus and Adonis, c. 1635.

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

After the Hunt, 1913.

Slutad jakt (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

The Death of Actaeon, 1559–1575.

La Mort d'Actéon (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Venus and Adonis, 1554.

Vénus et Adonis (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Michael Ancher returning from a hunt, Peder Severin Krøyer

Michael Ancher returning from a hunt, 1886.

Michael Ancher vender hjem fra jagten (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

Anchers Hus (Skagens Museum), Denmark

Bloodhound and Pups, 1839.

Charles Landseer (British), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

Overplantør C. F. Dahlerup med jagthund, Peder Severin Krøyer

Overplantør C. F. Dahlerup med jagthund, 1898.

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Chasse au cerf dans l'île de Java, Raden Saleh

Chasse au cerf dans l'île de Java, 1847.

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Prince Balthasar Charles as a Hunter, Diego Velázquez

Prince Balthasar Charles as a Hunter, 1635–1636.

Le Prince Balthazar Carlos chasseur (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, in Hunting Dress, Diego Velázquez

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, in Hunting Dress, 1632–1634.

Le Cardinal-infant Fernando d'Autriche chasseur (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

On the Trail, 1889.

Winslow Homer (American), watercolor and graphite

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Hunt of Meleager, c. 1634–1639.

La Chasse de Méléagre et Atalante (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Hunters in the Snow, 1860s.

Chasseurs dans la neige (museum title)

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

The Dog Rap, 1899.

Hunden Rap (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on wood

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Blenheim House and Park, J. M. W. Turner

Blenheim House and Park, 1833.

J. M. W. Turner (British)

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Hunter with his Dogs, 1775.

Chasseur avec ses chiens (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

After the Hunt, c. 1859.

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Hunters of Skagen, 1898.

Skagens jægere (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Denmark

Major John Dade of Tannington, Suffolk, Thomas Gainsborough

Major John Dade of Tannington, Suffolk, c. 1755.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Quail Shoot, 1775.

La Partie de chasse (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

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

Thomas Nuthall and His Friend Hambleton Custance, Francis Hayman

Thomas Nuthall and His Friend Hambleton Custance, c. 1748.

Francis Hayman (British), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

Fox Hunt in Winter Landscape, Bruno Liljefors

Fox Hunt in Winter Landscape, 1911.

Rävjakt i vinterlandskap (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Deer Hunt, 1846.

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Mesdag Collection, Netherlands

Killing a Deer, 1867.

L'Hallali du cerf (museum title)

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Femme d’Alger avec un lévrier, Eugène Delacroix

Femme d’Alger avec un lévrier, 1854.

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on wood panel

Kunst Museum Winterthur (museum building), Switzerland

Partridge Hunt, 1887.

Rapphönsjakt (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), watercolor and gouache on paper

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Skagen Hunters, 1897.

Skagensjægere (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on wood

Skagens Museum, Denmark

John Plampin, c. 1752.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Dogs and hunting gear, Francisco de Goya

Dogs and hunting gear, 1775.

Chiens et outils de chasse (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Die Jagd der Diana, 1862.

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Elk Hunt, 1915.

Älgskytte (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Wolf and Fox Hunt, c. 1616.

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Lévrier, 1859.

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on paper

National Museum of Norway

A Boar Hunt in Java

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Private collection

Landscape with Hunting Dogs (Fox Pursued by Hounds), Bruno Liljefors

Landscape with Hunting Dogs (Fox Pursued by Hounds), 1899.

Landschap met jachthonden (Vos achtervolgd door brakken) (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Netherlands

Hunting Dogs with Dead Hare, Gustave Courbet

Hunting Dogs with Dead Hare, 1857.

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Stag Hunt in the West Country

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Mr and Mrs Andrews, 1748–1750.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

La Gousse, 1880.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), oil on wood panel

Dallas Museum of Art, United States

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, Pierre Paul Rubens

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, c. 1635.

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), oil on wood

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

La Chasse au taureau sauvage, Raden Saleh

La Chasse au taureau sauvage, 1855.

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Private collection

Fox taken by harrier, 1910.

Räv tagen av stövare (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

Philip IV hunting Wild Boar (La Tela Real), Diego Velázquez

Philip IV hunting Wild Boar (La Tela Real), 1635–1637.

Philippe IV chassant le sanglier (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Jagtparti med Diana, 1592–1640.

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Denmark

The Hunter, 1891.

Jägaren (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Swedish Foxhound and Fox, Bruno Liljefors

Swedish Foxhound and Fox, 1885.

Stövare och räv (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Venus and Adonis, c. 1628.

Venus et Adonis (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Rhode Island School of Design Museum, United States

Hunting with a decoy, 1775.

Chasse avec un appeau (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain