Lot 193: A Set of Four Hand-Coloured Hunting Scene Etchings

A set of four intaglio prints, specifically hand-coloured etchings, depicting traditional British fox hunting scenes in an early 19th-century style. The narrative cycle includes a rider in a scarlet coat on a bay horse during a downpour, a hunter and hounds negotiating a dense hedgerow, a rider clearing a wooden fence at speed, and a scene of the hunt gathered on a village road. Each work displays a clear rectangular plate mark indicating the pressure of the copper plate during printing. The lower margins of the sheets contain printed inscriptions, including titles and publication lines that feature the word London; however, the specific artists and publishers are not clearly legible. The prints are individually housed in mismatched frames including gilt-finished wood, black-painted wood, and white-painted wood. Each is set within a deep burgundy-coloured mount.