original drawings w p hodges (1 résultats)

Engraved by Henry Alken (illustrateur). Eight beautiful original hand coloured aquatints framed and glazed laid onto board Each in early 20th century wooden frames with original titled dedication label to His Grace the Duke of Beaufort to the rear and later Tryon Gallery label just below A full set of this great series published as a set in 1833 It was a work of collaboration between Alken the professional artist and Hodges as a Dorset amateur It was eulogised on publication and has always been regarded as one of the finest series of fox hunting plates of the period Scarce no other full set on the market at the time of cataloguing and not seen at auction since 2012 Plate 1 Going Out of Kennel Plate 2 Finding in a bog Plate 3 Coursers tying up their dogs fearful of spoiling sport Plate 4 Crossing the River Avon Plate 5 The chase Plate 6 Hold hard Plate 7 The death and the treeing Plate 8 The return home All in excellent bright condition just occasional light browning spots predominantly only in the top third of each image Frame of plate 1 damaged to the rear nbspnbsp. book.