Shooting. engraved after an original picture in the possession of Mr. Bradford / [graphic] : Plate IV

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Title: Shooting. engraved after an original picture in the possession of Mr. Bradford / [graphic] : Plate IV
Creator: Woollett, William, 1735-1785, printmaker
Contributor: Bradford, Thomas, -1773, publisher.
Stubbs, George, 1724-1806, artist.
Published / Created: 25 Octr. 1771.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published by Thos. Bradford, No. 132 Fleet Street, London, as the act directs
Abstract: In a dense forest, two men with hounds rest by a tree; one, standing, holds a rabbit; the other lounges beside the tree under which is their kill of game birds
Description: Titled etched below image.
With two stanzas of verse, four lines each, on either side of title: Sated with sport as one recumbent lies, Success the other strews before his eyes ... Each night, whilst, they rehearse the oft told tale.
One of a set of four prints showing a day of hunting, with verses below the image beneath each image describing the progression.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance: Gift of Anthony Fons; November 2019.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 43.6 x 54 cm
Language: English

Genre: Engravings England London 1771
Sporting prints
Material: engraving with etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England.
Subject (Topic): Game bird hunting
Hunters
British
Hunting
Hunting dogs
Subjects: Game bird hunting > England
Hunters > British
Hunting > England
Hunting dogs
England > London > 1771

Access: Public
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