The Fox Chase
1901-1905; revised ca. 1920
20th Century
5 3/4 in. x 105 in.
Henry Rankin Poore,
American,
(1859–1940)
Medium and Support:
oil on wood panel
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of the Artist
Accession Number:
1941.39
Fireplace overmantel painted panel in the dining room of the Florence Griswold house. "School at Old Lyme" It depicts a fox being pursued by several artists who boarded at the Griswold House. Many of the figures are caricatures of habits and features of the artists.