A series of eight plates of fox hunting / from the original drawings by W. P. Hodges, Esqr. ; and engraved by Mr. Henry Alken.
Alternate Title(s):
Beaufort hunt
Published / Created:
London : Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket, 1833[-1834]
Physical Description:
[2], 8, [1] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 76 x 56 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Silzter "gives it as his considered opinion that, in these prints, there is a preponderance of Alken over Hodges, Esq." (The story of British sporting prints, p. 154).
Contents:
Plate I. Going out of kennel -- Pl. 2. Finding (in a bog) -- Pl. 3. Coursers tying up their dogs, fearful of spoiling sport -- Pl. 4. Crossing the River Avon -- Pl. 5. The chase -- Pl. 6. Hold hard -- Pl. 7. The death and the treeing -- Pl. 8. The return home -- Supplementary plate. Consequences
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
Subject Terms:
Fox hunting -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works. | Hunt riding -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works. | Hunting -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.