A boar stands at the center of a painting caught between a snarling dog to the right on the oth…

The Boar Hunt

Artist Guido von Maffei (German, 1838 - 1922)

Date1882 - 1883

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 42 3/8 × 60 1/4 inches (107.6 × 153 cm)
Framed: 43 3/8 × 61 1/4 × 2 1/4 inches (110.2 × 155.6 × 5.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase.

Object number1883.2

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis painting was purchased by Telfair’s first director, Carl Brandt, at the 1883 International Exposition in Munich, during his travels in Europe to collect works for the new museum Mary Telfair had founded. It may have been the first painting Brandt acquired for the collection. The artist, a hunter himself, was described by Brandt as “a painter of great repute.”

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