Description:
Complete example of these uncommon and lovely hand-coloured engraved plates depicting two gentlemen's hunting misfortunes. These eight scenes, published without captions, were described in the Schwerdt collection as follows:1: Grouse shooter and wounded dog: horseman bogged in distance.
2: Sportsman with gun following bird: dog worrying sheep.
3: Sportsman firing at hare; second sportsman wounded.
4: Sportsman watching dog pursuing hare; birds disappearing.
5: Sportsman raising right arm; dogs approaching wounded bird.
6: Sportsman whipping dog; second dog with bird in mouth; gun on ground.
7: Sportsman climbing hedge, second sportsman following with dog and pointing gun dangerously; birds disappearing.
8: Sportsman fallen, with broken gun; pheasant escaping.
All these amusing plates, with their soft hand-colour well preserved, indicate the publisher's name and date "Aug. 1, 1813" at the bottom of each image.
Provenance
Comte G. de la Ferté -Senectere (booklabel to upper pastedown).… Read More
