Image of three men in the middle of a forest hunting deer with their dog who is tied to a tree stump. In the image, two men with rifles have accidentally shot at the third figure’s butt end instead of at the deer shown galloping away. The person who was shot has dropped his gun and his hat is falling off his head. Foreground includes images of pine trees and forestry. "Entered according to act of Congress from the year 1874 by H. Schile in the Office of the Librarian of Cong. At Washington D.C." --text, left corner of margin. "H. Schile. 18 Division Street N.Y." --text, right corner of margin. "Sunday Sports." --text, title, center of bottom margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 55.56 x 70.17 cm (21 7/8 x 27 5/8 in.)
Sporting art Sporting prints Hunting--Pictorial works Forests and forestry--Pictorial works Hunting accidents Wit and humor, Pictorial Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sports & Leisure Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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