Hunting Scene with Hounds - Hand-Colored Engraving by John Leech - 1853
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Original 19th-century English engraving, hand-colored, by John Leech (1817-1864): two men in top hats, one in the red coat of a huntsman, surrounded by the pack at the door of the kennels. Signed in the copper with the artist's monogram. Mounted in a mat.
Original 19th-century English engraving, hand-colored, by John Leech (1817-1864): two men in top hats, one in the red coat of a huntsman, surrounded by the pack at the door of the kennels. Signed in the copper with the artist's monogram. Mounted in a mat.
The print illustrates Handley Cross, or Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt, the hunting novel by Robert Smith Surtees published in London in the middle of the century, whose Leech illustrations are among the most sought after in the English sporting field.
Medium: Engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: John Leech (1817-1864).
Date: 1853.
Source: R. S. Surtees, Handley Cross, or Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt, London.
Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 in (22 x 14.5 cm).
Condition: Good, with the color well preserved. Mounted in a period mat, with light wear at the left edge of the card.
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Original 19th-century English engraving, hand-colored, by John Leech (1817-1864): two men in top hats, one in the red coat of a huntsman, surrounded by the pack at the door of the kennels. Signed in the copper with the artist's monogram. Mounted in a mat.