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Source Description
This drawing represents a royal hunt like those known to have taken place at King Louis XIV’s hunting lodge at Marly, located just outside of Paris. Dwarfed by enormous trees, men on foot and horseback, accompanied by musicians carrying French horns, prepare themselves for a hunt while a pack of dogs run in excitement of chasing their prey.
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Document identity
localId
74595
label
A Hunting Party at Marly
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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74595
contentType
drawing
title
A Hunting Party at Marly
description
This drawing represents a royal hunt like those known to have taken place at King Louis XIV’s hunting lodge at Marly, located just outside of Paris. Dwarfed by enormous trees, men on foot and horseback, accompanied by musicians carrying French horns, prepare themselves for a hunt while a pack of dogs run in excitement of chasing their prey.
date
late 17th or early 18th century
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q78620084
creators
53849
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 51.7 x 36.7 cm (20 3/8 x 14 7/16 in.)
cul
France, 17th-18th century
accession
2017.211
Source extras
tec
Graphite and gray washes; framing lines in brown ink
tombstone
A Hunting Party at Marly, late 17th or early 18th century. Attributed to Jean Baptiste Martin, Le Vieux (French, 1659–1735). Graphite and gray washes; framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 51.7 x 36.7 cm (20 3/8 x 14 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2017.211
collection
DR - French
creditline
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 04:57:01.934000
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74595
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Drawings
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DR - French
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Graphite and gray washes; framing lines in brown ink
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male
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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