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Catching Rabbits

William Sidney Mount1839

The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, & Carriages

The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, & Carriages
Stony Brook, United States

Catching Rabbits was the first snow scene painted by the artist. Two boys have entered the woods on a crisp winter day to check on their rabbit trap. One holds high a plump victim, the other readies the trap for another catch.

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  • Title: Catching Rabbits
  • Creator: William Sidney Mount
  • Date Created: 1839
  • Location: Stony Brook, Long Island, New York, United States
  • Physical Dimensions: 18 1/4"h x 21 1/4"w
  • Provenance: Museum Purchase, 1958
  • Subject Keywords: Long Island, Long Island artist, William Sidney Mount, genre painting, oil painting, rabbits, hunting, snow, winter, trapping, American artist
  • Type: painting
  • Medium: oil on canvas
The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, & Carriages

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