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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1873,0712.548
Title
Object:
At Fault
Description
Hunt followers on the crest of a hill with a dead tree, the hounds sniffing around their feet, trying to find the scent again, one man pointing with his whip to right, spotting the fox which runs across open ground on the next hill-side to right; plate 3 of a set of four; after J N Sartorius; scratched-letter state without title. 1790 Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
John Peltro
Print made by:
James Neagle
After:
John Nost Sartorius
Published by:
John Harris
School/style
British
Production date
1790
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
476 millimetres
Width:
620 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Siltzer 1929 / The story of British sporting prints
(p. 243)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
hunting/shooting
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Henry Stevens & Son
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Richard Percival
Acquisition date
1873
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1873,0712.548