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THE FOX

Print
mid 19th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'THE FOX'. A fox ducking beneath an angled tree trunk and looking upwards to the top-right of the picture.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleTHE FOX
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Brief description
'THE FOX'. A fox ducking beneath an angled tree trunk and looking upwards to the top-right of the picture. Engraving print on paper. After an 1833 painting by Charles Hancock. Engraved by Richard Parr for the New Sporting magazine. Great Britain. Mid 19th century.
Physical description
'THE FOX'. A fox ducking beneath an angled tree trunk and looking upwards to the top-right of the picture.
Dimensions
  • Of sheet height: 10.4cm
  • Of sheet width: 13.7cm
  • Of image height: 9.2cm
  • Of image width: 13.1cm
Measured by DH 03/08/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • THE FOX. (Title, centre below image.)
  • C. Hancock (Below bottom-left corner of image, almost illegible.)
  • R. Parr (Below bottom-right corner of image, almost illegible.)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Gilbey, Walter (Sir). 'Animal painters of England from the year 1650 : a brief history of their lives and works: illustrated with--specimens of their painting' London : Vinton & Co. 1900.
Collection
Accession number
E.899-1896

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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