This painting is part of the group: Two Hunting Scenes
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This and its companion, 'The Boar Hunt', are not allegories of Europe and Asia respectively, as was once thought, but are a pair of gallant hunting scenes.
Their magnificent frames decorated with carved animal heads are of the period 1710-30.
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The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN