Goya uses a single work to present two types of hunting —on foot and on horseback— and various types of individuals. In the foreground, one hunter shoots quail while another follows his dog, which smells prey hiding among the bushes. In the background, two riders hunt a hare being coursed by greyhounds.

The study of animals and movement is this work's greatest contribution. The white horse is based on low-relief carvings of Antiquity that Goya studied during his stay in Rome. The galloping greyhound is a magnificent study of continuous movement and how to represent it in painting.

This cartoon was for one of the tapestries in the dining room of the Prince and Princess of Asturias at El Escorial.