'With a crash o'er the turnpike, on, onward I'm sailing,/Released from the throes of the blundering mass,/Which dispersed right and left as I topped the high railing,/And shaped my own course o'er the billowy grass'
Alexander Baird Carter
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper and wood
Measurements
560 x 700 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 22480
Summary
Print, engraving, With a crash o'er the turnpike, on, onward I'm sailing,/Released from the throes of the blundering mass,/Which dispersed right and left as I topped the high railing,/And shaped my own course o'er the billowy grass, by George Goodwin Kilburne (Norfolk 1839 – London 1924). One of a series of three hunting scenes. Coloured print on beige mount with black and gold frame, signed in pencil bottom left - GOODWIN KILBURNE. Bottom right quotation in gold print - With a crash o'er the turnpike, on, onward I'm sailing,/Released from the throes of the blundering mass,/Which dispersed right and left as I topped the high railing,/And shaped my own course o'er the billowy grass. On the reverse is an illustrated label at bottom centre - A. Bird-Carter/Fine Art Dealer/Engravings Etchings etc./70 Jermyn Street/(4 Doors from St. James St.)/London SW1.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Alexander Baird Carter, engraver (printmaker) George Goodwin Kilburne (Norfolk 1839 - London 1924), artist