Southerly Wind and Cloudy Sky: Going Away; Capping them on to the scent; Running in View; and The Death

Francis Calcraft Turner was a prolific artist, though surprisingly little is known of his early life. The majority of his hunting scenes show hunts from the south of England, including the Essex Hounds, the East Kent, and the Old Barkeley. He was a regular contributor to The Sporting Magazine, providing no less than 78 works. In a letter to the editor in 1828 he claimed 'I have rode to more hounds and have been in at the death of more foxes than any artist in existence - nay more, my knowledge of racing, shooting, coursing, etc. is alike.'
A southerly wind and cloudy sky, as depicted in this set of paintings, is traditionally ideal weather for scent.