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Huntsman with Rifle

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Type
Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date
1845-1847
Accession number
91.265
Maker
John Frederick Kensett(Opens in new tab) (American, 1816–1872)
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (29.2 x 21.6 cm.)
Medium
graphite and watercolor on paper
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Michael St. Clair and Paul M. Jones through the Courtesy of Babcock Galleries, New York
Department
American Art
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A comparison between Huntsman with Rifle and Kensett's painting The Shrine-A Scene in Italy provides clear evidence that he used these costume sketches as source material for larger works. The painting, illustrated below, reproduces the drawing of the huntsman in reverse, with a slight variation in the placement of the figure's feet.

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