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[Hunting]. London: H. Humphrey, 1800.
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GILLRAY, James (1756-1815) and Brownlow NORTH (1778-1829), artist
[Hunting]. London: H. Humphrey, 1800.
A fine copy of this rare set of four hunting-scenes with punning titles, all with the same signatures and imprint; ‘This series of four sporting prints was etched by Gillray from from the designs of an amateur whose name is indicated hieroglyphically at the corner’ (Schwerdt). This was the amateur artist Brownlow North whose signature includes a compass pointing north. In his online biography published by the British Museum, North – the second son of Brownlow North, bishop of Winchester (1741-1820) – is described as being an 'Amateur draughtsman of satires'. The scenes amusingly parody the popular genre of fox-hunting prints. The plates are titled: 'Hounds Finding’; 'Hounds in Full Cry; 'Hounds Throwing Off'; and, 'Coming in at the Death'. Bobins V, 1632; Grego, Gillray, p.272; BM Satires 9588-91; Schwerdt III p.70. ‘Rare complete’.
Oblong folio (425 x 295). 4 hand-coloured etchings, paper watermarked 1808, (fore-edge margin of second plate slightly shorter) stitched into grey paper wrappers and housed in a modern grey paper folder with printed title label on the front cover.
[Hunting]. London: H. Humphrey, 1800.
A fine copy of this rare set of four hunting-scenes with punning titles, all with the same signatures and imprint; ‘This series of four sporting prints was etched by Gillray from from the designs of an amateur whose name is indicated hieroglyphically at the corner’ (Schwerdt). This was the amateur artist Brownlow North whose signature includes a compass pointing north. In his online biography published by the British Museum, North – the second son of Brownlow North, bishop of Winchester (1741-1820) – is described as being an 'Amateur draughtsman of satires'. The scenes amusingly parody the popular genre of fox-hunting prints. The plates are titled: 'Hounds Finding’; 'Hounds in Full Cry; 'Hounds Throwing Off'; and, 'Coming in at the Death'. Bobins V, 1632; Grego, Gillray, p.272; BM Satires 9588-91; Schwerdt III p.70. ‘Rare complete’.
Oblong folio (425 x 295). 4 hand-coloured etchings, paper watermarked 1808, (fore-edge margin of second plate slightly shorter) stitched into grey paper wrappers and housed in a modern grey paper folder with printed title label on the front cover.
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