Painting
- Title:
- Hunters with Dog
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1945.031.25
- Creator:
- Herrick, Henry W. (1824-1906)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- 1887
- Description:
- Painting, Hunters with Dog, by Henry W. Herrick (1824-1906), 1887. Watercolor on paper. Two hunters and dog. One hunter stands at right, one hunter seated at left, center foreground. Both figures hold rifles. Two dead birds on ground before them. Signed "H.W. Herrick 1887" in black at lower left. Vertical rectangle. Original gilded gesso over wood frame with floral decoration and beaded trim near interior, matted.
- Material:
- Paper
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-20 W-12 D-1 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Mary Bell Willson estate. Donor suggested that the two hunters in this scene are the artist's sons.
Henry Walker Herrick (1824-1906) worked and lived in Manchester, NH, for nearly 40 years. Helped form the Manchester Art Association. Studied at National Academy of Design in NYC. Did commission work for publishers. Specialized in wood engravings. Returned to Manchester in 1865. Took up watercolor in 1875. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Mary Bell Willson
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