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The image shows a man with a rifle sitting against a tree, looking at two bears lying on rocks. Beside him, a donkey with supplies stands. The scene is filled with dense forestation and there is no visible horizon line. The artwork features intricate detailing, particularly in the textures of the trees and animals. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and white to create depth. The background is a dense forest with twisted branches and foliage.
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The image shows a man with a rifle sitting against a tree, looking at two bears lying on rocks. Beside him, a donkey with supplies stands. The scene is filled with dense forestation and there is no visible horizon line. The artwork features intricate detailing, particularly in the textures of the trees and animals. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and white to create depth. The background is a dense forest with twisted branches and foliage.

National Gallery of Art · Print

After a Good Day's Sport

Stephen James Ferris after Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Date
1888
Medium
etching
Dimensions
image: 211 x 285 mm sheet: 267 x 393 mm
Classification
Print
Accession number
2008.115.1745
Credit line
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Tree
  • Gun
  • Nature
  • animal
  • Man
Inscription

signed: In plate lower left: "F O C Darley (fecit 1887)." Lower right: "S.J. Ferris Etch 88"

NGA object ID 148402. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.