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A preparatory oil sketch for a picture commissioned to decorate Louis XV’s dining room at Fontainebleau. The sketch was probably submitted to the king for approval before De Troy proceeded with the commission. 'A Hunt Breakfast' depicts the aristocratic pleasures of the chase, underlining the essentially gallant nature of the scene, through the conversational attitudes of the male and female figures. It is remarkable for its fluid, rapid handling and vivid colouring, recalling the influence of Rubens and Venetian art on French painting at the beginning of the eighteenth century.

The Wallace Collection

London

Title

A Hunt Breakfast

Date

1737

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 54.7 x W 44.8 cm

Accession number

P463

Acquisition method

acquired by Sir Richard Wallace, 1872; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897

Work type

Painting

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