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Georgian Watercolour - The Hunter - J F Marie Huet Villiers
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Georgian Watercolour - The Hunter - J F Marie Huet Villiers

18th century
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A beautiful early watercolour of a hunter and his dogs by Jean-Francois Marie Huet Villiers (1772-1830) signed lower right hand side, and dated 1811.

housed in an old maple frame. The watercolour shows a few fine paper craquelures here and there, but is free of any damp patches or foxing.

It is a stunning representation of  his work.

Born in Paris, he spent most of his working life in London. He was a versatile artist, drawing landscapes, animals, and architecture, but excelled in his miniature portraits in oils. he was appointed miniature-painter to the duke and duchess of york, and painted many actresses and other ladies in mythological characters. his 'hebe' was very popular and frequently engraved. he exhibited largely at the royal academy of art and other exhibitions from 1803 until his death.

Height 48.5cm.  Width 38.5cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
48.5cm (19.09")
Width
38.5cm (15.16")
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Branching Out Antiques has dated this Georgian Hunter Watercolour Portrait to the Georgian era.

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A beautiful early watercolour of a hunter and his dogs by Jean-Francois Marie Huet Villiers (1772-1830) signed lower right hand side, and dated 1811.

housed in an old maple frame.

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The watercolour shows a few fine paper craquelures here and there, but is free of any damp patches or foxing.
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fig 1. A framed Georgian watercolour portrait depicting a standing hunter in period attire alongside his hounds within a natural woodland landscape.
fig 1. Georgian Watercolour - The Hunter - J F Marie Huet Villiers

It is a stunning representation of  his work.

Born in Paris, he spent most of his working life in London. He was a versatile artist, drawing landscapes, animals, and architecture, but excelled in his miniature portraits in oils. he was appointed miniature-painter to the duke and duchess of york, and painted many actresses and other ladies in mythological characters. his 'hebe' was very popular and frequently engraved. he exhibited largely at the royal academy of art and other exhibitions from 1803 until his death.

Height 48.5cm.  Width 38.5cm

Height
48.5cm (19.09")
Width
38.5cm (15.16")
Date of Manufacture

Branching Out Antiques has dated this Georgian Hunter Watercolour Portrait to the Georgian era.

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Archive I A framed Georgian watercolour portrait depicting a standing hunter in period attire alongside his hounds within a natural woodland landscape.

Georgian Watercolour - The Hunter - J F Marie Huet Villiers

Archive II A framed Georgian watercolour portrait depicting a standing hunter in period attire alongside his hounds within a natural woodland landscape. View II
Archive III A framed Georgian watercolour portrait depicting a standing hunter in period attire alongside his hounds within a natural woodland landscape. View III
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A framed Georgian watercolour portrait depicting a standing hunter in period attire alongside his hounds within a natural woodland landscape.
GEORGIAN WATERCOLOUR - THE HUNTER - J F MARIE HUET VILLIERS
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A framed Georgian watercolour portrait depicting a standing hunter in period attire alongside his hounds within a natural woodland landscape.
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Georgian watercolour portraiture typically features precise line work, wash tones, and subjects depicted in formal attire or outdoor sporting settings reflecting early nineteenth-century landed gentry culture.

Artists utilised natural pigment watercolours applied to woven paper, often framed in native or imported timber veneers such as birds eye maple or mahogany with protective glass cover.

Authentic works show period-appropriate paper age marks, light foxing, period timber backing, and hand-applied pigment details visible under magnification rather than mechanical dot matrices.

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