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Wilhelm Frederik van Royen

The Young Hunter, ca. 1706

Description

Maker

  • Wilhelm Frederik van Royen, 1645-1723, Dutch

Title

The Young Hunter

Year

ca. 1706

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

122.2 x 99.1 cm (48 1/8 x 39 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Unsigned

Place

Netherlands

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Museum Membership Fund

Object Number

67.009

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Stranger Than Paradise

July 14, 2017 - February 25, 2018

The subject of The Young Hunter rests in a pastoral setting with his dog and the animals killed on his hunt. This work represents two traditional genres in Dutch painting of the 1600s and 1700s. The first of these, the vanitas, is a still-life containing symbols of death or change, reminding viewers of their own mortality. The second genre, the jachtstilleven, or "gamepiece," is a still-life that includes game or a reference to hunting. Works like The Young Hunter bestowed an elevated sense of social status on their owners by emphasizing leisure activity and accumulated bounty.

Intermission

December 16, 2016 - July 2, 2017

From the Reserve I

April 9 - August 3, 1994

The Facts of Life

June 24 - October 23, 1988

Dutch Paintings of the 17th Century

July 12 - September 1, 1985

New Acquisitions 1966-1967

September 1 - October 29, 1967

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