Man seated in foyer of home, surrounded by wife and two daughters examining fowl caught. Another hunter stands in doorway with dog and a bag of caught fowl.
Currier and Ives frequently published prints that celebrated the sportsmen. The images symbolized the nation’s bounty and the success and pride of its citizens. In this after-the-hunt scene, two hunters have returned with sacks full of freshly killed game birds. One hunter proudly sits on the edge of a table in the front hall as the women of the house inspect the kill. A second hunter comes through the front door at right. A deer head, attesting to the former success of the hunters, hangs above the archway that leads to a parlor. The hominess of the scene is further enhanced by the young girl giving water to one of hunting dogs.
