Two Setters on a Point by Percival Leonard Rosseau (1913)

Resolution: 6297 × 4320 px

Percival Leonard Rosseau’s Two Setters on a Point captures two English setters at the instant they locate game in an autumn field. The leading dog lowers its body and stretches forward with concentrated intensity, while the second setter holds a higher, equally alert position behind it. Their aligned gazes direct attention beyond the left edge of the composition and make the unseen quarry palpable.

The dogs’ cream coats and dark markings stand sharply against warm grasses and a loosely painted background of ochre, russet, olive, and muted violet. Rosseau uses long diagonals, extended tails, and energetic brushwork to convey controlled motion without breaking the stillness of the point. Light catches the animals’ faces, shoulders, and feathered coats, emphasizing anatomy, breed character, and focused expression.

Rosseau was celebrated for American sporting art and devoted much of his mature career to hunting dogs. This 1913 painting combines close observation with a painterly treatment of changing outdoor light. Its central theme is partnership: two trained animals sharing instinct, discipline, and a precisely coordinated response within the landscape.

This high-resolution digital reproduction is ideal for collectors of Percival Leonard Rosseau, English setter art, bird dog paintings, hunting lodge decor, American sporting art, canine wall art, autumn field scenes, and vintage country interiors.