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FRAMING INFORMATION
1st Art Gallery offers the option to receive your painting ready to hang or rolled in a tube.
Currently, the frames listed will be only ship up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached, the framing option is automatically disabled.
However, if you are interested in stretching or framing a painting larger than 24x36 inches (60x90 cm), please contact one of our customer success associates or let us know in your order notes. We will send you a catalog of our large framing styles and pricing options.
Unframed rolled canvas orders will arrive rolled inside a protective tube with an extra 1.5" white canvas on all sides so you can easily frame it locally.
In The Grouse Shoot, British painter Heywood Hardy presents a commonplace scene of the British aristocracy. Finished in 1898 and measuring 77 x 64 cm, this oil on canvas is currently in possession of private collectors and was last auctioned in 2002 for an undisclosed value. Then a very esteemed artist, Hardy is probable to have been commissioned for this work while living with his family in the St. John’s Wood area in London, England.
Portrayed in this piece is a duo of well-dressed huntsmen positioned in defilade from their quarry, a flight of grouse. Their targets can be seen on the left of the scene, fleeing into the horizon from the shotguns trained at them. Hiding behind a small bluff, which serves as both a hiding spot and support to steady their aim, one of the hunters prepares to take his shot while the other watches. To their side, a loyal hound waits by to do his job retrieving any birds its masters manage to shoot down, its shiny black coat rendered with care by Hardy, a painter famous for his exquisite renditions of animals.
There is, of course, a reason for the second gunman’s hesitation. This kind of hunt, commonly known as waterfowling, was usually undertaken on one’s own or, if resources allowed, with an aide or caddy to care for one’s guns, hound, and other hunting equipment. Since both huntsmen seem to be of similar status, it would have been essential for them to take their shots separately to know exactly how many targets each one hit quickly. Furthermore, since this practice took place when someone owned every inch of British land, they were likely hunting on someone’s land, which would mean that they would have to pay for each bird shot down at the end of the hunt. It was not uncommon at the time that whoever bagged fewer birds would be stuck with paying the lion’s share of those fees.
One last important aspect to note about this piece is Hardy’s care in depicting the weather conditions in a way that goes beyond lighting and the configuration of the sky but spreads to the mood of the whole scene. The depiction is thus not only of an ideal scene but of a specific time in a particular place, betraying this Romanticist’s painter Impressionist proclivities.
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Free shipping is included in the price of the painting. Once the painting is ready and dry enough to ship, we will roll it and ship it in a sturdy cardboard tube.
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If, in the unlikely event you were dissatisfied with the painting after reviewing it in person, it can be returned for a full refund for up to 365 days after delivery.
When you receive the painting; you are free to return it for more revisions or else for a full refund minus our actual shipping cost -- which is, on average, $25 per painting.
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Depending on the degree of damage to the warranted painting, it will either be repaired or replaced. This warranty service is provided free of charge.
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The artist will add 3 inches (7.5 cm) of extra paint “bleed” to every 4 sides of the canvas. There will still be 1.5 inches (4 cm) of white canvas around all 4 sides of the canvas.
FRAMING INFORMATION
1st Art Gallery offers the option to receive your painting ready to hang or rolled in a tube.
Currently, the frames listed will be only ship up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached, the framing option is automatically disabled.
However, if you are interested in stretching or framing a painting larger than 24x36 inches (60x90 cm), please contact one of our customer success associates or let us know in your order notes. We will send you a catalog of our large framing styles and pricing options.
Unframed rolled canvas orders will arrive rolled inside a protective tube with an extra 1.5" white canvas on all sides so you can easily frame it locally.
These sizes reflect popular and readily available pre-made frame sizes. However, the painting may require cropping or adjusting if the size does not maintain the same proportions as the original painting.
If you would like to ensure that no cropping or adjusting is required, then we recommend that you order the painting in a size that still maintains the original aspect ratio. To do so please select the 'Custom Sizing' option below. Check the box marked 'Maintain original proportions' in order to always keep the same aspect ratio as the original painting. Input your desired width or height and the other dimension will automatically adjust in keeping with the original proportions.
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The painting may require cropping or adjusting if the size does not maintain the same proportions as the original painting.
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