LOO, Carle van (b. 1705, Nice, d. 1765, Paris) |
Bear Hunt1736Oil on canvas, 184 x 129 cm Musée de Picardie, Amiens | ||
This painting belongs to a series of nine entitled The Exotic Hunts of Louis XV, all in the Amiens museum. It was the first court commission of Van Loo. The other paintings of the series: Lion Hunt (by Jean-François de Troy), Leopard Hunt (by François Boucher), Tiger Hunt (by Nicolas Lancret), Elephant Hunt (by Charles Parrocel), Chinese Hunt (by Jean-Baptist Pater), Buffalo Hunt by Charles Parrocel), Ostrich Hunt (by Carle van Loo) and Crocodile Hunt (by François Boucher).
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