Hold Hard;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 1553714.6
Summary
A coloured engraving, 'Hold Hard'. Depicting two huntsman reigning their horses in, in the foreground surrounded by a chasing pack of hounds. A fox is trying to escape in the right hand foreground. In background more riders chase through a patch of coniferous trees. 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)