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(French, 1813–1891)
Le Chasseur prévoyant (The Provident Hunter),
19th century
Lithograph
Gift of Eugene L. Garbaty, 1951.87.8
In 1830, hunting legally ceased to be reserved solely for the aristocracy. The Parisian bourgeoisie jumped at the chance take up this country sport. La chassomanie, or hunting mania, was just one aspect of the anglomania that swept the upper echelons of French society and trickled down to the bourgeoisie. Many French aristocrats had fled the country during the Revolution of 1789 and had sought exile in England. There, they adopted the arts and prac-tices of English country living, including hunting, horseback riding, horseracing, and boxing. When the monarchy was restored in 1815, these émigrés returned to France, bring-ing their new hobbies with them.
« Muni de beaux poissons, de fusil, de bécasse,
De faisans embrochés, et de trompe de chasse,
De miroir, de rhum, d'argent ! de cervelats ;
Il est sur de tuer, même en ne tuant pas... »
“Equipped with some nice fish, a shotgun, a woodcock,
A skewer of pheasants, a hunting horn,
A mirror, some rum, money! sausages;
He’ll come back with the kill, without killing a thing.
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The Human Comedy: Chronicles of 19th-Century France
Le Chasseur prévoyant
Alcide Joseph Lorentz (French, 1813–1891) Le Chasseur prévoyant (The Provident Hunter), 19th century Lithograph Gift of Eugene L. Garbaty, 1951.87.8
In 1830, hunting legally ceased to be reserved solely for the aristocracy. The Parisian bourgeoisie jumped at the chance take up this country sport. La chassomanie, or hunting mania, was just one aspect of the anglomania that swept the upper echelons of French society and trickled down to the bourgeoisie. Many French aristocrats had fled the country during the Revolution of 1789 and had sought exile in England. There, they adopted the arts and prac-tices of English country living, including hunting, horseback riding, horseracing, and boxing. When the monarchy was restored in 1815, these émigrés returned to France, bring-ing their new hobbies with them.
« Muni de beaux poissons, de fusil, de bécasse, De faisans embrochés, et de trompe de chasse, De miroir, de rhum, d'argent ! de cervelats ; Il est sur de tuer, même en ne tuant pas... »
“Equipped with some nice fish, a shotgun, a woodcock, A skewer of pheasants, a hunting horn, A mirror, some rum, money! sausages; He’ll come back with the kill, without killing a thing.