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The Luncheon

Print
mid 19th century (etched)
Artist/Maker
The London Printing and Publishing Company (printer and publisher)
Cooper, Abraham (RA) (artist)
Shenton, Henry Chawnes (The Elder) (engraver)
Place of origin
London (published)

Two men sitting by a stream with two black and white gun dogs, on the ground before them lies a dead rabbit and three grouse. Their shotguns are propper beside them and one of the men is pouring a drink from a hip-flask. In the near distance, on the other side of the stream, to the right of the image, a man stands beside two 'mountain and moorland' ponies, whilst another man lies on the grass between them.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Hunting
Object type
Print
TitleThe Luncheon
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
'The Luncheon'. Two men sitting by a stream with two black and white gun dogs, a dead rabbit and three grouse on the ground before them. Engraving print on paper. After a painting by Abraham Cooper (R.A.). Engraved by Henry Chawnes Shenton (the elder). Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company, London, mid-19th century.
Physical description
Two men sitting by a stream with two black and white gun dogs, on the ground before them lies a dead rabbit and three grouse. Their shotguns are propper beside them and one of the men is pouring a drink from a hip-flask. In the near distance, on the other side of the stream, to the right of the image, a man stands beside two 'mountain and moorland' ponies, whilst another man lies on the grass between them.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 18.5-18.6cm
  • Sheet width: 27.6cm
  • Image height: 13.6cm
  • Image width: 18.9cm
Measured by DH 25/11/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'THE LUNCHEON.' (Title, central below image.)
  • 'THE LONDON PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED.' (Central, below title.)
  • 'Painted by A. Cooper, R. A.' (Below bottom-left corner of image.)
  • 'Engraved by H. C. Shenton.' (Below bottom-right corner of image.)
Subjects depicted
Hunting
Ponies
Men
Dogs
Shotguns
Rabbits
Grouse
Stream
Associated objects
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
29638:107

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O954619/the-luncheon-print-cooper-abraham-ra/
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