©Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond

Hunter playing the horn

[Chasseur jouant du cor]

MS : 3741
Museum
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond - Virginie - Etats-Unis
Inv. 85.757

The Artwork

Dimensions
20.3 × 29.5 cm - 8 × 11 5/8 in.
Period
Circa 1872
Medium
Crayon graphite et fusain
Support
Papier crème
Stamp
Vente Degas (en bas à gauche)

Additional information

History

Atelier Degas - Vente Degas, 1919, IV, n° 240.b (repr.) - George Viau, Paris - Vente Viau, Paris Douot, 21 décembre 1942 n° 45 - Fritz Nathan - M. et Mme Paul Mellon, mai 1963 Richmond - Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1985.

Exhibitions

Washington, National Gallery of Art, 1966, French Paintings from the Collections of Mr a Mrs Paul Mellon, n° 227 - Washington, National Gallery of Art, 1998, Degas at the Races, cat. 32, repr. p. 73 - Richmond, University of Richmond, 2016, The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso - Richmond, The National Sport Library and Museum, 2016, The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso.

Bibliography

Boggs, Cat. exp. Washington, National Gallery of Art, 1998, Degas at the Races, cat. 32, repr. p. 73.

Last updated : 16/02/2026