Harrison William Weir Collection

Prize dogs from the exhibition at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Prize dogs from the exhibition at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1862. 'All sizes of dogs [upwards of 800 specimens] were represented...beginning at the top...[is] Canaradzo

Goodwood Races: the Stewards' Cup - Robin Hood Winding The Morte, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Goodwood Races: the Stewards' Cup - Robin Hood Winding The Morte, 1865. One of the silver cups, '...or pieces of plate, which formed the principal prizes won at Goodwood races last week

Officers of the 1st Surrey Volunteer Rifle Corps., 1864. Creator: W Thomas
Officers of the 1st Surrey Volunteer Rifle Corps., 1864. Portrait of British soldiers '...in full uniform. This is one of the oldest of the metropolitan [ie London] corps

Prize pigeons and poultry at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, 1864. Creator: Harrison Weir
excellence, and with no less than 300 pigeon and 1677 poultry entries...Our pigeon group...begins with Mr. Shaw's German Letz, which won in class 124

The Smithfield Club Show: prize cattle and cups, 1862. Creator: Harrison Weir
The Smithfield Club Show: prize cattle and cups, 1862. The cups, two of them of the value of £40 each for beasts, and three of £20 each for sheep

Prize animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1864. Creator: Harrison Weir
Prize animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1864. Mr. John Overman's Southdown and Leicester wedders [or wethers - castrated male sheep]...Mr

Prize animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1864. Creator: Harrison Weir
Prize animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1864. Mr. J. W. Kirkham's shorthorn steer...[Kirkham] won the Smithfield silver cup for the best ox or steer in the yard!...Mr

Prize dogs at the recent show, Birmingham, 1862. Creator: Harrison Weir
Prize dogs at the recent show, Birmingham, 1862. Mr. H. R. Brailsford's Windham, the first prize retriever in "a class generally commended"...; Mr. F. H

Prize birds at the Poultry and Pigeon Show recently held at Birmingham, 1862. Creator: Harrison Weir
Prize birds at the Poultry and Pigeon Show recently held at Birmingham, 1862....no less than 1364 entries of poultry and 232 of pigeons came to this great feathered congress...Mr. T. H. D

Prize pigeons at the show of the Philo-Peristeron Society, recently held in Freemasons Hall, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Prize pigeons at the show of the Philo-Peristeron Society, recently held in Freemasons Hall, 1864. Pouters were exhibited by Mr

The Quagga in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1858. Creator: Pearson
The Quagga in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1858. A male quagga has long been a desideratum in the society's menagerie [sic]

Grouse-shooting - from a drawing by Harrison Weir, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Grouse-shooting - from a drawing by Harrison Weir, 1860. Blood sports. Several bags averaged above 18 brace. That of the Prince Consort and Sir George Grey and suite, in the Moss of Monaltrie

Night march at Christmastide of the Rifle Volunteers - drawn by Harrison Weir, 1st Surrey... 1860. Creator: J Greenaway
Night march at Christmastide of the Rifle Volunteers - drawn by Harrison Weir, 1st Surrey Rifles, 1860. Music by W. M. Balfe, words by Mark Lemon

National Exhibition of Dogs at Birmingham, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
National Exhibition of Dogs at Birmingham, 1860. Lieutenant-Colonel Inge's Deerhound "Brimstone"; Mr. Edgar Hanbury's Mastiff; Mr

The Christmas Carol Singer - from a painting by Harrison Weir, 1858. Creator: Harrison Weir
The Christmas Carol Singer - from a painting by Harrison Weir, 1858. British artist Harrison Weir was interested in all aspects of nature, and animals feature strongly in his prolific output

Birmingham Show, 1858. Creator: Harrison Weir
Birmingham Show, 1858. Exhibition of domestic poultry. 1. Mr. Maddiford's Fantail, Nun, and Jacobine Pigeons, Silver Cup; 2. Mr. Worrall's Owl Pigeons, First Prize; Mr

Prize Shorthorns at the Royal Agricultural Society's show, Canterbury, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
Prize Shorthorns at the Royal Agricultural Society's show, Canterbury, 1860. Class 2, Malachite, Mr. Jonathan Peel... a dark roan, nearly eighteen months old; Class 1, Royal Butterfly

Sebastopol geese at the Crystal Palace poultry show, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
Sebastopol geese at the Crystal Palace poultry show, 1860. Amongst the geese there were two curious specimens from Sebastopol, exhibited by Mr. T. H. D. Bayly, of Ickwell House, Biggleswade

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west, 1860. The future King Edward VII hunting quails in Illinois

The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. After numerous attempts M. Marin has just succeeded in the accomplishment of this dangerous exercise by means of a simplification in

The Spanish-American Guachos [sic] catching wild horses, in the Falkland Islands, 1856. Creator: Harrison Weir
The Spanish-American Guachos [sic] catching wild horses, in the Falkland Islands, 1856. Depiction of...the mode in which the wild horses are caught in the Falkland Islands by the Spanish-American

H.R.H. Prince Albert's Harriers, 1856. Creator: Harrison Weir
H.R.H. Prince Albert's Harriers, 1856. Hare-coursing in Berkshire. Prince Albert's harriers are in the strictest sense of the term a private pack

Royal Staghounds: Prosperous, Woodman, Rigolette, Chanticleer, 1856. Creator: Harrison Weir
Royal Staghounds: Prosperous, Woodman, Rigolette, Chanticleer, 1856. The Royal Staghounds, as we have before mentioned, are well-bred fox hounds...Although we cannot admit that stag-hunting is

Head of a Cavalier, 1863. Creator: Harrison Weir
Head of a Cavalier, 1863

The Smithfield Club Prize Cattle-show, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Smithfield Club Prize Cattle-show, 1854. Mr. J. V. Williams's Black Pigs: Prize £10, Feeder, Silver Medal, Breeder; Gold Medal, Feeder. Mr

The Smithfield Club Prize Cattle-show, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Smithfield Club Prize Cattle-show, 1854. Duke of Richmond's Southdowns: Gold Medal, Feeder; Silver Medal, Breeder. Duke of Rutland's Roan Ox: Gold and Silver Medals

Cape Hunting Dogs, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's-Park, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Cape Hunting Dogs, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's-Park, 1854. African wild dogs at London Zoo. The Hunting Dogs (Lycaon venaticus)...were, we believe

Prize Cattle, from the Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society, at Lincoln... 1854. Creator: Unknown
Prize Cattle, from the Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society, at Lincoln - drawn by Harrison Weir, 1854. Mr. James Rea's Hereford; Mr. Samuel Farthing's Devon; Mr

Prize Rabbits at the Rochester and Chatham Show, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Prize Rabbits at the Rochester and Chatham Show, 1850. These fine animals were exhibited at the recent half-yearly Prize Show of the Chatham and Rochester Fancy Rabbit Club

Hawking on the Downs, near Wallingford, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Hawking on the Downs, near Wallingford, 1850. A fine exhibition came off...on the [Berkshire] Downs, at about a mile and a half from the Wallingford station of the Great Western Railway

Woodcock Shooting, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Woodcock Shooting, 1850. A difference of opinion will be found to exist as to the best kind of dog for the pursuit of the woodcock

Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Devon - Class I. - First Prize, £40, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Cattle of Any Breed - Leicester - Creator
Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Cattle of Any Breed - Leicester - Class I. - First Prize, £20, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Short-Horns - Class IV. - First Prize, £20, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Hereford - Class I. - First Prize, £40, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Short-Horns - Class I. - First Prize, £40, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Cattle of Any Breed - Sussex - Se Creator
Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Cattle of Any Breed - Sussex - Second Prize, £10, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Exhibition of the Birmingham and Midland Counties Agricultural Association...1850. Creator: Harrison Weir
Exhibition of the Birmingham and Midland Counties Agricultural Association - Silver-Spangled Hamburg Fowls - First Prize; Poland Fowls - First Prize and Extra Silver Medal, 1850

Class 4. No. 49. - Prince Albert's Hereford Ox... 1850. Creator: Smyth
The Annual Exhibition of the Smithfield Club - Class 4. No. 49. - Prince Albert's Hereford Ox - £20 Prize, and Silver Medal; Class 1. No. 16. - Mr

The Stirrup Cup - painted by J. F. Herring, 1850. Creator: Smyth
The Stirrup Cup - painted by J. F. Herring, 1850....one of Mr. Herring's contributions to the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, of which he is so distinguised a member

Voltigeur, the Winner of the Derby Stakes, 1850, (1850). Creator: Smyth
Voltigeur, the Winner of the Derby Stakes, 1850, (1850). Epsom horse races in Surrey. Voltigeur, nominally at 25 to 1, wins by a length, with Pitsford next him!'

Class 2. No. 33 - Earl Hardwicke's Ox... 1850. Creator: Smyth
The Annual Exhibition of the Smithfield Club - Class 2. No. 33 - Earl Hardwicke's Ox - Prize £30, and Silver Medal, 1850. Agricultural show in London

Epsom Spring Meeting...Preparing to Start for the Great Metropolitan Stakes, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Epsom Spring Meeting - Sketch on the Downs - Preparing to Start for the Great Metropolitan Stakes, 1850. Horseracing in Surrey

Epsom Spring Meeting - Great Metropolitan Steeple-Chase: the Jump at the Brook, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Epsom Spring Meeting - Great Metropolitan Steeple-Chase: the Jump at the Brook, 1850. Horseracing on Epsom Common in Surrey

Cattle Mustering in Australia, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Cattle Mustering in Australia, 1850. Drovers and cattle at a waterhole. The object of a Cattle Muster is, as its name denotes

The Serpent-Charmers at the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's-Park, 1850. Creator: Pearson
The Serpent-Charmers at the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's-Park, [London], 1850. These remarkable persons...state that they are of the tribe called Rufaiah

Crevecoeur fowls and Japanese bantams...at the Crystal Palace, 1862. Creator: Harrison Weir
Crevecoeur fowls and Japanese bantams from the summer exhibition of poultry, pigeons, and rabbits at the Crystal Palace, 1862

Prize rabbits from the...exhibition of poultry, pigeons, and rabbits at the Crystal Palace, 1862
Prize rabbits from the summer exhibition of poultry, pigeons, and rabbits at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, 1862. The length of ear of one of the rabbits depicted is nearly twenty-four inches

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Harrison Weir: A Visionary Artist of the Victorian Era, Capturing the Splendor of Agricultural Shows and Exotic Animals (1862-1867) Bask in the grandeur of the past as we delve into the world of Harrison Weir, a prolific English artist known for his meticulous depictions of prize animals from agricultural shows and exotic creatures. In 1862, Weir's art graced the pages of numerous publications, including the Crystal Palace exhibitions of poultry, pigeons, and rabbits, where Crevecoeur fowls and Japanese bantams took center stage. His captivating illustrations of prize rabbits were also featured in the same year. The Royal Agricultural Society's shows in Battersea Park were another source of inspiration for Weir, with his intricate drawings of animals from these events remaining a testament to his artistic prowess. In addition to domestic animals, Weir's artistic talent extended to international exhibitions, such as The International Cattle Show at Poissy, where he showcased the beauty of Japanese pigs. Weir's artistic repertoire extended beyond agricultural shows, as evidenced by his illustrations of prize pigeons at the Halifax Fancy Pigeon Association and the enigmatic Great Python Serpent at the Zoological Society's Gardens in Regent's Park. His work also included captivating depictions of grouse shooting and the first days of autumn. In 1867, Weir's mastery of animal illustration culminated in the publication of "The Poultry Book," a comprehensive guide to poultry breeding and management. With Harrison Weir at the helm, the pages came alive with exquisite illustrations that continue to inspire and captivate audiences today. Join us as we journey through the captivating world of Harrison Weir and marvel at the intricacy and beauty of his artwork.