Two men hunt in the field across from a thatched cottage (left) with large tree in it front yard, separated from the road by a rail fence. The hunter on the left has just fired his gun at two birds in flight above right. His companion stands ready with his gun as two hounds watch for their catch
Description:
Titled etched below image., With two stanzas of verse, four lines each, on either side of title: A gentle gale that blows along the land ... The rest well mark'd, again are to be found., One of a set of four prints showing a day of hunting, with verses below the image beneath each image describing the progression., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. Bradford, No. 132 Fleet Street, London, as the act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Game bird hunting, Hunters, British, Hunting, and Hunting dogs
Two men armed with guns walk towards a field across from a thatched cottage (left) as two hounds bound ahead
Description:
Titled etched below image., With two stanzas of verse, four lines each, on either side of title: Bright sol's all chearing beams illum the day, The dew's exhal'd from all the spangled spray ... Now snuff the air, now scent the tainted ground., One of a set of four prints showing a day of hunting, with verses below the image beneath each image describing the progression., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. Bradford, No. 132 Fleet Street, London, as the act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Game bird hunting, Hunters, British, Hunting, and Hunting dogs
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., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. Bradford, No. 132 Fleet Street, London, as the act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Game bird hunting, Hunters, British, Hunting, and Hunting dogs
Two men armed with guns (right), one standing while the other sits and loads his gun, prepare for a day of hunting with their two dogs. On the left is a cottage beneath a large crag, possibly Creswell Crags, on the edge of the Welbeck Estate, which feature in many Stubbs paintings
Description:
Titled etched below image., With two stanzas of verse, four lines each, on either side of title: Soon as the grey ey'd Morn's uncertain light, Forsakes dull, Morpehus and the shades of Night ... Vaining each Master charge the murdering gun., One of a set of four prints showing a day of hunting, with verses below the image beneath each image describing the progression., and Imperfect impression with loss of first(?) word of imprint. Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
[Published] by Thos. Bradford, No. 132 Fleet Street, London, as the act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Game bird hunting, Hunters, British, Hunting, and Hunting dogs
A scene in a hunting lodge with tired hunters are relaxing on comfortable chairs and sofas, surrounded by their hunting dogs. A woman in a riding habit blows a French horn as one of the huntsman grasps her around the waist. On the wall are a hunting trophy (stag), a painting of a hunt in progress, and three rifles
Alternative Title:
Fox-hunters relaxing
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top edge., A seemingly reversed version of the same design is given the title "Fox-hunters relaxing" by Grego. See: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 279, 281., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Gout, Alcoholic beverages, Courtship, Dogs, French horns, Hunting, Hunting dogs, Hunting trophies, Riding habits, and Rifles
A scene in a hunting lodge with tired hunters are relaxing on comfortable chairs and sofas, surrounded by their hunting dogs. A woman in a riding habit blows a French horn as one of the huntsman grasps her around the waist. On the wall are a hunting trophy (stag), a painting of a hunt in progress, and three rifles
Alternative Title:
Fox-hunters relaxing
Description:
Title etched below image., A seemingly reversed version of the same design is given the title "Fox-hunters relaxing" by Grego. See: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 279, 281., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Dogs, French horns, Hunting, Hunting dogs, Hunting trophies, and Riding habits
George III on horseback charges into the scene from the left, his enemies fleeing before him and his pack of dogs each named after a British admiral. Spain in slashed doublet is farthest right, attacked by a dog whose collar is inscribed Elliot, while France in a polka dot suit, bag wig and crown leaps over a fence with a dog (Rodney?) at his heels. A Dutchman has fallen onto his back and three other dogs (labelled Pigot, How[e], and Park[er] are about to overtake him
Alternative Title:
Royal sportsman running down the enemies of Great Britain and Lewis Baboon taking a flying leap
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue, no. 6043., Sheet trimmed., Possibly a later state of no. 6043 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Mounted to 24 x 36 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Richardson Decr. 9, 1782 near Surry St. Strand
Men, horses, and (mongrel) dogs in wild but spirited confusion in a forest glade pursue a cow (left); the stag is in the background running in the opposite direction, followed by one man on foot. One horse and rider struggle in a ditch while a second horse, which has kicked off its rider, leaps on top of them. A bald John Gilpin clasps his mount round the neck. In the foreground four men over-weight a two-wheeled cart drawn by a wretched but galloping jade. See British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Cockney comicalities in full chace and Cockney comicalities in full chase
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
In the top image, four horsemen, one man on foot, and three hounds chase a fox across the fields. Clockwise, a small image shows an alerted fox lying on the ground, a decapitated fowl under his paw, accosted by two snarling dogs. Below is an image of a hound. At the bottom, an image of a man with a gun and two spaniels in pursuit of ducks converges with an image of a man and two hounds chasing a hare. Above it, a depiction of a hare is followed by that of a fox caught and attacked by a group of hounds
Description:
Title from item., Numbered '71' in the lower right corner., and Mounted to 50 x 40 cm.
Publisher:
Published 2 November 1801, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Hunting dogs, Foxes, Rabbits, Fox hunting, Rabbit hunting, and Game bird hunting
