Coursers tying up their Dogs, Fearful of Spoiling Sports;The Beaufort Hunt
Samuel Henry Gordon Alken (Ipswich 1810 - London 1894)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper, wood, glass
Measurements
480 x 680 x 40 mm
Order this imageCollection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1553714.3
Summary
Print. A coloured engraving of 'Coursers tying up their dogs, fearful of spoiling sports'. Depicting a group of men in top hats in the foreground, holding their dogs on leads where, in the left corner a fox runs up a hill. In a rectangular oak frame with inner gilt edges.
Provenance
Part of the collection on loan to the National Trust from Newport Museum and Galleries.
Marks and inscriptions
Engraved below print: From the original drawings by W.P. Hodges Esqr.T. McLean DirixitEngraved by Henry Alken
Makers and roles
Samuel Henry Gordon Alken (Ipswich 1810 - London 1894)