Noble Hunting Scene From The Early 18th Century Featuring A Goshawk; Oil On Canvas, Mounted On A Stretcher And Framed In A Gilded Bérain Frame

A rare and beautiful early 18th-century hunting scene presented in its period Bérain frame of gilded, carved wood with a patina; of a good size and perfectly suited for a doorhead or trumeau—its intended purpose. Meticulously executed and elegantly composed, this remarkable painting with its fresh colors has everything to charm; Freshly cleaned at a renowned Parisian workshop, the canvas has been lined and mounted on a new key-lock stretcher, then returned to its original frame; a genre painting very much in the Baroque spirit of the “Hunt with a Sparrowhawk,” full of nobility, where animals and participants revel in a vivid natural setting with an enhanced, luminous sky. The scene features horses, a dog, men, and women sheltered by a graceful parasol—and, of course, the hunter and the beautiful goshawk presented by a “Hunting Diana.” A work of great elegance from the late reign of Louis XIV, a beautiful decorative piece in good condition that has not suffered any major damage... A must-see for lovers of beautiful, inspired, period pieces...