The Beaufort Hunt - Lawn Meet at Badminton
Unknown engraver
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gilt, Maple, Paper
Measurements
521 x 787 mm
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 452706
Summary
Print, engraving, The Beaufort Hunt - Lawn Meet at Badminton by unknown engraver.The picture shows the Duke of Beaufort and the members of the Beaufort Hunt assembling at Badminton, where the hounds were kept. A lawn meet was – and is – the assembling of the company in the grounds of a chosen private house, as a prelude to the hunt. Stirrup-cups of port would be provided, after which the hunt would move off at precisely 11 o’clock.
Makers and roles
Unknown engraver , engraver (printmaker)