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FOX HUNTING IN INDIA

Print
early 19th century (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'FOX HUNTING IN INDIA'. A horseback hunt in progress (running from the right to the left of the picture), in a landscape featuring palm trees and a crevice. One man on horseback has just cleared the crevice, another horse and rider remain on the left-hand side as the horse has refused to jump. In the foreground to the right of the picture, a rider has just fallen from his mount. To the left of the picture, two hounds are very close to catching a fox.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFOX HUNTING IN INDIA
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Brief description
'FOX HUNTING IN INDIA'. A horseback hunt in progress (running from the right to the left of the picture), in a landscape featuring palm trees and a crevice. Engraving print on paper. After a painting by J. Bateman. Engraved by G. Paterson. Published by Pittman, London. Early 19th century.
Physical description
'FOX HUNTING IN INDIA'. A horseback hunt in progress (running from the right to the left of the picture), in a landscape featuring palm trees and a crevice. One man on horseback has just cleared the crevice, another horse and rider remain on the left-hand side as the horse has refused to jump. In the foreground to the right of the picture, a rider has just fallen from his mount. To the left of the picture, two hounds are very close to catching a fox.
Dimensions
  • Of sheet height: 12.7cm
  • Of sheet width: 16.1 - 16.2cm
  • Of image height: 9.6cm
  • Of image width: 13.6cm
Measured by DH 03/08/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • FOX HUNTING IN INDIA. (Title, centre below image.)
  • J Bateman Pinxt (Below bottom-left corner of image.)
  • G Paterson Sc (Below bottom-right corner of image.)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.903-1896

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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