Sartorius, John Nost / Peltro, J. / Neagle, J. (1759-1828).

Hunting – Plate I – Brushing Into Cover.

Original hand-coloured engraving. London, John Deeley, [c.1790]. Plate Size: 61 cm x 46.5 cm. Frame Size: 77 cm x 63 cm. In very good condition. Some minor traces of browning and tearing to outer margins only.

A wonderful scene by John Nost Sartorius illustrating a late 18th century British fox hunt, in rich, clear engravings by J. Neagle and J. Peltro.
Plate I shows the beginning of the hunt as the team of riders and hounds embark into the wooded grounds.
The lines of verse from William Somerville’s ‘The Chase’ (1735) read as follows: “Delightful Scene! / Where all around is gay, Men, Horses, Dogs; / And in each smiling countenance appears, / Fresh blooming health and universal joy. / See! how they range / Dispers’d, how busily this way and that, / They cross; examining with curious nose / Each likely haunt.”
Further inscription reads: ‘To Osgood Hanbury, Esqr, of Coggeshall, Essex: This Print is dedicated by his most humble and obedient Servant John Harris.’

John Nost Sartorius (1755–1828),] was an English painter of horses, horse-racing and hunting scenes. He is considered the best-known and prolific of the Sartorius family of artists. (Wikipedia)

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• Inventory Number: 200096AG

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