Setting Out on the Hunt

Philips Wouwerman, 1663

$249

Size

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Frame

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After you order

What happens next

1An artist is assigned. Your painting goes to one of our painters as soon as the order is in.

2It is painted. Oil on canvas, layer by layer. 3 to 4 weeks.

3The approval promise. We send you a photo of the finished painting before it ships, and we change anything that is not right.

4It ships tracked. 4 to 10 working days to most countries, door to door.

The painting

Setting Out on the Hunt

Setting Out on the Hunt is a hand-painted oil on canvas reproduction of Philips Wouwerman's work. Each piece is made to order, with full customization of size and framing to suit your space. Every reproduction is backed by our 90-day satisfaction guarantee, with free worldwide shipping.

About the original

Painted in: 1663
Original size: 45 × 64 cm (17.7 × 25.2 in)
Where it hangs: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

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Detail

Specification

Medium	Oil on canvas
Painting size
Framed size
Frame
Orientation
Dominant colour
Arrives	Rolled, ready for local framing
Packed	Rolled in a protective tube
Turnaround	3 to 4 weeks, then delivery

The hand behind it

Philips Wouwerman

Philips Wouwerman was the great horse painter of the Dutch Golden Age. His pictures are full of riders: hunting parties, travellers at an inn, cavalry skirmishes and horse markets, often with a white or dappled grey horse catching the light in the centre. He was born and worked in Haarlem, joining the painters’ guild in 1640. He is said to have trained with Frans Hals. He was very productive and hugely popular, both in his lifetime and in the eighteenth century, when collectors across Europe sought his works. Around 570 paintings are accepted as his today, and he was widely copied. A Hawking Party and Cavalier Holding a Dappled Grey Horse show his typical subjects. His paintings hang in the Rijksmuseum, the National Gallery in London, the Hermitage and the Prado. Look at the variety of horse poses and the silvery landscapes behind them.

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Looking after it

Care and hanging

Keep it out of direct sun. Oil paint and varnish yellow and crack under prolonged UV. An interior wall away from a south-facing window is ideal.

Dust it, do not clean it. A dry, soft brush once or twice a year. No water, no sprays, no cleaning products.

Avoid damp and heat. Not above a radiator, not in a bathroom. Canvas expands and contracts with humidity.

Hang it at eye level. The centre of the painting about 145 cm (57 in) from the floor, on two fixings so it sits level.

Before you buy

Questions

How is the finish priced?

The price you see is the painting at the size you chose, in the finish you chose, and it updates as you change either. Rolled arrives in a protective tube, ready for local framing. Stretched arrives on wooden bars, ready to hang. Framed arrives in its frame, ready to hang. Stretched and framed go up to 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in); larger paintings travel rolled.

How long does it take?

Painting begins after you order and takes 3 to 4 weeks, including drying and the photo you approve. Delivery then takes 4 to 10 working days to most countries. More on delivery times.

Will it look exactly like the original?

It is painted by a person, so no. Brushwork varies between copies, which is the difference between a painting and a poster.

What if I do not like it?

Ninety days from delivery, full refund.

Can I get Setting Out on the Hunt in a different size or shape?

Yes. Setting Out on the Hunt is painted to the size you want, in the original’s proportions, or adapted to another shape on request. Stretched and framed go up to 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in). The original measures 45 x 64 cm (17.7 x 25.2 in).

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