Hunt Collection (#10)

Wild boar hunting. Painting by Abraham Hondius (1625-1695), 1655. Oil on canvas, 87x107cm
BEN5468315 Wild boar hunting. Painting by Abraham Hondius (1625-1695), 1655. Oil on canvas, 87x107cm. Palatina Gallery, Pitti Palace, Florence. by Hondius, Abraham Danielsz

Whaling chart. Engraving by Bernard De Reste, 1791, Paris
BEN5481289 Whaling chart. Engraving by Bernard De Reste, 1791, Paris.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Whale harpon and its rope, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal)
MMM5476751 Whale harpon and its rope, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Whale harpon and its rope)

Statuette of Artemis
7287257 Statuette of Artemis.; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statuette of Artemis. Mid 2nd century AD copy of a Greek original of the mid-4th century BC)

A bear hunt in the Arctic, 1696 (oil on canvas)
7295292 A bear hunt in the Arctic, 1696 (oil on canvas) by Vitringa, Wigerus (1657-1721); 44.5x57.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A scene in the Arctic showing a bear hunt)

Frontispiece to Account of the Arctic Regions by W Scoresby: Dangers of the Whale Fishery, 1820 (engraving)
7295577 Frontispiece to Account of the Arctic Regions by W Scoresby: Dangers of the Whale Fishery, 1820 (engraving) by Lizars, William Home (1788-1859); 20.7x22.5 cm; National Maritime Museum

Condor (or vulture) hunting in Chile, 1854 (engraving)
AIS5377128 Condor (or vulture) hunting in Chile, 1854 (engraving); Private Collection; © Iberfoto

William Holman Hunt, 1827 - 1910. English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
492430 William Holman Hunt, 1827 - 1910. English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. From The Year 1910 Illustrated. ; Private Collection

A huntsman and dogs
5312060 A huntsman and dogs; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a huntsman and dogs. Engraving of detail from a slab excavated at Kouyunjik during the 1840s)

Alligator hunting in 19th century Colombia, from El Mundo en la Mano pub. 1875
5242570 Alligator hunting in 19th century Colombia, from El Mundo en la Mano pub. 1875

The Roman Goddess Juno
5307211 The Roman Goddess Juno.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Roman Goddess Juno. Juno, the protector, and special counsellor of the state. Dated 19th century)

Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia
FLO4722946 Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia. The king hunting elephant, deer and boar 2, and the coronation of Shah Khosrau II, 1

Man and woman of the Nenets (Nenetses ou neneens) or Samoyeds (Yurak samoyede) people
FLO4723099 Man and woman of the Nenets (Nenetses ou neneens) or Samoyeds (Yurak samoyede) people. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811)

Coppermine Expedition
2602799 Coppermine Expedition; (add.info.: Coppermine Expedition 1819-1822, Canada, led by the British naval officer John Franklin)

Bronze arrow-head from ancient Greece
3330128 Bronze arrow-head from ancient Greece; (add.info.: Bronze arrow-head from ancient Greece. Dated 4th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Prince of Wales, 1875
1574282 Prince of Wales, 1875; (add.info.: Photograph of The Prince of Wales, (Later King Edward VII of Great Britain), holding rifle, posing with members of his party and a dead tiger

A man Grouse-shooting with his dogs, 1860 (engraving)
1579678 A man Grouse-shooting with his dogs, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a man Grouse-shooting with his dogs. Dated 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Nottingham New Municipal Offices (engraving)
8627621 Nottingham New Municipal Offices (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nottingham New Municipal Offices)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630763 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hunting the fox in America; Continuation of the same frieze (litho)
8630421 Hunting the fox in America; Continuation of the same frieze (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hunting the moose deer in the far north of Canada (colour litho)
8644918 Hunting the moose deer in the far north of Canada (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting the moose deer in the far north of Canada)

A royal hunting party (engraving)
8636262 A royal hunting party (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A royal hunting party)

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Accident during a hunt or steeplechase (engraving)
8631446 Accident during a hunt or steeplechase (engraving) by Berkeley, Stanley (fl.1878-1902, d.1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Accident during a hunt or steeplechase)

The Cottesmore Foxhounds (b/w photo)
8648492 The Cottesmore Foxhounds (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cottesmore Foxhounds)

Summer flowers (engraving)
8647309 Summer flowers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Summer flowers. Illustration for The Ladies Treasury, Vol IV, 1860.); © Look and Learn

An example of Mirth by Maybank (litho)
8634523 An example of Mirth by Maybank (litho) by Webb, Hector Thomas Maybank (1869-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Mirth by Maybank (Ward Lock, 1937).); © Look and Learn

Gareth's wish (colour litho)
8653402 Gareth's wish (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gareth's wish)

Hunting turkeys in the Ozark Mountains (b/w photo)
8652934 Hunting turkeys in the Ozark Mountains (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting turkeys in the Ozark Mountains)

A scene on the Sussex Downs (engraving)
8631349 A scene on the Sussex Downs (engraving) by Skinner, Edward Frederick (1865-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: A scene on the Sussex Downs. Illustration from Black and White)

A Tally-Ho idyll: the kill (colour litho)
8635369 A Tally-Ho idyll: the kill (colour litho) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tally-Ho idyll: the kill)

A Tally-Ho idyll: the run (colour litho)
8635365 A Tally-Ho idyll: the run (colour litho) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tally-Ho idyll: the run. Illustration from Pears Annual, 1897.); © Look and Learn

Card from The Black Cat Greyhound Racing Game (colour litho)
8663455 Card from The Black Cat Greyhound Racing Game (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hunter presenting deer droppings to the king (woodcut)
8663810 Hunter presenting deer droppings to the king (woodcut) by French School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunter presenting deer droppings to the king)

Siberian fur trapper, Kamchatka (engraving)
8663807 Siberian fur trapper, Kamchatka (engraving) by Russian School (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siberian fur trapper, Kamchatka, Russia)

Card from The Black Cat Greyhound Racing Game (colour litho)
8663453 Card from The Black Cat Greyhound Racing Game (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Card from The Black Cat Greyhound Racing Game (colour litho)
8663448 Card from The Black Cat Greyhound Racing Game (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The First Bird of the Season (colour litho)
8677497 The First Bird of the Season (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Bird of the Season.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Trade card for Tompkins, saddler and harness maker, Bicester (engraving)
8677433 Trade card for Tompkins, saddler and harness maker, Bicester (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for Tompkins, saddler and harness maker)

Easter egg hunt in Germany (chromolitho)
8664033 Easter egg hunt in Germany (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Easter egg hunt in Germany)

The First of September - partridge shooting (engraving)
8676544 The First of September - partridge shooting (engraving) by Coleman, William Stephen (1829-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First of September - partridge shooting)

Barenjagd / Bear Hunting (colour litho)
8666170 Barenjagd / Bear Hunting (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barenjagd)

Wild boar hunt, 16th Century (woodcut)
8672920 Wild boar hunt, 16th Century (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wild boar hunt, 16th Century)

Pastimes of Our King (b/w photo)
8671622 Pastimes of Our King (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pastimes of Our King. King George VI has inherited his father's love of horses)

Prehistoric Man (colour litho)
8661463 Prehistoric Man (colour litho) by Collins, William Wiehe (1862-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prehistoric Man)

Furs (colour litho)
8663900 Furs (colour litho) by Weczerzick, Alfred (1864-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The most important pelts of the fur trade)

Indian Braves Hunting Deer, (oil on canvas)
650694 Indian Braves Hunting Deer, (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 63.4x76.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Braves Hunting Deer. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953)

An engraving depicting a harpooned whale sounding, 19th century
5311023 An engraving depicting a harpooned whale sounding, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1896); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Unveiling the Art of Hunt: From Foxes to Hares, Light to Darkness" Embarking on a festive morning, Mr. Fox's Hunt Breakfast on Christmas Day brings together riders and their loyal dogs in pursuit of exhilarating adventure. As the sun rises, they set off from the grand Chateau, leaving behind an air of anticipation. Intriguingly, William Holman Hunt's masterpiece "The Light of the World" captures Jesus as the ultimate beacon illuminating our path. Just as He guides us through life's labyrinthine hunt for purpose and meaning, these hunters seek their quarry with determination. From fox hunting to hare coursing in 1835, each chase carries its own allure. The thrill of galloping hooves echoes through time as Edward Benjamin Herberete immortalizes these captivating scenes on canvas. Amidst the excitement lies a momentary pause—a toast raised by fox hunters at their local pub after a day filled with adrenaline-fueled pursuits. A camaraderie is forged over shared tales and triumphs; bonds that transcend mere sport. Venturing beyond traditional hunts, Sandro Botticelli's enchanting painting "Primavera" unveils a different kind of quest—one for beauty and rebirth amidst nature's tapestry. Here we witness another facet of this timeless human endeavor. Dogs have always played an integral role in hunting traditions—whether it be Chesapeake Retrievers or Curly Coated Retrievers diving fearlessly into icy waters or Irish Water Spaniels leading us through dense undergrowth with unwavering loyalty. Yet not all they are confined to animals alone; H. M Bateman humorously illustrates Beagling—the comical pursuit where humans become both hunter and hunted. Laughter ensues as participants navigate absurdity while chasing elusive prey. Lastly, folklore intertwines with reality as we encounter Herne the Hunter—a mythical figure who embodies the spirit of the hunt.