Head of a Hound Frame:natural Attributed to Poelenburch until 1880

Attributed to Poelenburch until 1880

More than anything it is Gainsborough's handling which lends the image its remarkable organic unity

Poussin sets the scene on top of Mount Ida

The return of Pieter van Laer

Head of a Hound Frame:natural Attributed to Poelenburch until 1880Pieter Boel was a Flemish artist with a special interest in hunting scenes and game pieces. He moved to Paris after 1668, where he designed many pieces for the Gobelins tapestry factory the Louvre contains dozens of his vivid animal sketches. This study of the head of a hound (probably a study used by Boel for his 'Boar Hunt' at the Schloss in Mosigkau) has always startled with its realism and textural brilliance. Its recent conservation a simple