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"Unveiling the Art of Hunt: From Foxes to Hares, Light to Darkness" Embarking on a festive morning, Mr

Background imageHunt Collection: A man poaching

A man poaching
5616263 A man poaching; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a man poaching. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1880); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageHunt Collection: A man poaching

A man poaching
5616262 A man poaching; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a man poaching. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1880); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageHunt Collection: Hunting on the Santa Cruz River, c.1878 (watercolour)

Hunting on the Santa Cruz River, c.1878 (watercolour)
7295559 Hunting on the Santa Cruz River, c.1878 (watercolour) by Martens, Conrad (1801-78); 19.3x29.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: In Montevideo near the end of 1833)

Background imageHunt Collection: A coursing meet at Hampton Court Park, 1860 (engraving)

A coursing meet at Hampton Court Park, 1860 (engraving)
1579523 A coursing meet at Hampton Court Park, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting a coursing meet at Hampton Court Park, London)

Background imageHunt Collection: Illustration depicting statue a hog being attacked by dogs

Illustration depicting statue a hog being attacked by dogs
1578973 Illustration depicting statue a hog being attacked by dogs; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a statue of a hog being attacked by dogs during a successful hunt)

Background imageHunt Collection: Poachers shooting pheasants by night (engraving)

Poachers shooting pheasants by night (engraving)
8631491 Poachers shooting pheasants by night (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poachers shooting pheasants by night. Illustration from Black and White)

Background imageHunt Collection: After the Hunt (engraving)

After the Hunt (engraving)
8622210 After the Hunt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Hunt. Illustration for The English Illustrated Magazine 1888-89 (Macmillan)

Background imageHunt Collection: Mytton on 'Baronet' clears nine yards of water (litho)

Mytton on "Baronet" clears nine yards of water (litho)
8630039 Mytton on "Baronet" clears nine yards of water (litho) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHunt Collection: 8627984

8627984

Background imageHunt Collection: Primeval scenes: The Hunter's Dream (litho)

Primeval scenes: The Hunter's Dream (litho)
8673763 Primeval scenes: The Hunter's Dream (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hunter's Dream)

Background imageHunt Collection: A Tally-Ho idyll: the meet (colour litho)

A Tally-Ho idyll: the meet (colour litho)
8635363 A Tally-Ho idyll: the meet (colour litho) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tally-Ho idyll: the meet)

Background imageHunt Collection: Seal, and whale caught off Gravesend (engraving)

Seal, and whale caught off Gravesend (engraving)
8676771 Seal, and whale caught off Gravesend (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seal, and whale caught off Gravesend, Kent)

Background imageHunt Collection: Hare hunting (engraving)

Hare hunting (engraving)
8676562 Hare hunting (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hare hunting - making a cast)

Background imageHunt Collection: Village of the ancient Britons (litho)

Village of the ancient Britons (litho)
8673145 Village of the ancient Britons (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Village of the ancient Britons)

Background imageHunt Collection: Winter season in the country (engraving)

Winter season in the country (engraving)
8677148 Winter season in the country (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter season in the country)

Background imageHunt Collection: Storrington Foot Beagles, Sompting, Sussex (b/w photo)

Storrington Foot Beagles, Sompting, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676021 Storrington Foot Beagles, Sompting, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Storrington Foot Beagles, Sompting, Sussex)

Background imageHunt Collection: French knights and noblewomen hawking (engraving)

French knights and noblewomen hawking (engraving)
8663808 French knights and noblewomen hawking (engraving) by French School, (14th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: French knights and noblewomen hawking)

Background imageHunt Collection: Hunting elk in Russia (colour litho)

Hunting elk in Russia (colour litho)
8663619 Hunting elk in Russia (colour litho) by Friese, Richard (1854-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting elk in Russia)

Background imageHunt Collection: Whaling station in Gronfjorden, Spitsbergen, Norway (coloured photo)

Whaling station in Gronfjorden, Spitsbergen, Norway (coloured photo)
8663569 Whaling station in Gronfjorden, Spitsbergen, Norway (coloured photo) by Miethe, Adolf (1862-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whaling station in Gronfjorden, Spitsbergen, Norway)

Background imageHunt Collection: Card from The Black Cat Greyhound Racing Game (colour litho)

Card from The Black Cat Greyhound Racing Game (colour litho)
8663445 Card from The Black Cat Greyhound Racing Game (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHunt Collection: Bear hunting in Sweden (colour litho)

Bear hunting in Sweden (colour litho)
8663533 Bear hunting in Sweden (colour litho) by Wallander, Josef Wilhelm (1821-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bear hunting in Sweden)

Background imageHunt Collection: Hunting hares in Ancient Greece (colour litho)

Hunting hares in Ancient Greece (colour litho)
8663540 Hunting hares in Ancient Greece (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting hares in Ancient Greece. From an ancient Greek vase painting)

Background imageHunt Collection: The Only Way (litho)

The Only Way (litho)
8655240 The Only Way (litho) by Caldwell, Edmund G. (1852-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Only Way. Illustration for Young England (Vol XXIII, c.1902).); © Look and Learn

Background imageHunt Collection: Cambridge: Master and Whips, University Drag (b/w photo)

Cambridge: Master and Whips, University Drag (b/w photo)
8653769 Cambridge: Master and Whips, University Drag (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Master and Whips, University Drag)

Background imageHunt Collection: Queen Elizabeth I of England

Queen Elizabeth I of England
1579406 Queen Elizabeth I of England; (add.info.: Queen Elizabeth I of England, hawking. Dated 1575.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageHunt Collection: Catching a seal in the pack-ice from National Antarctic Expedition photo album, 1902 (b/w photo)

Catching a seal in the pack-ice from National Antarctic Expedition photo album, 1902 (b/w photo)
7295659 Catching a seal in the pack-ice from National Antarctic Expedition photo album, 1902 (b/w photo) by Shackleton, Ernest Henry (1874-1922); 7.8x10.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageHunt Collection: Hunters Near Ruins, 1648 (oil on canvas)

Hunters Near Ruins, 1648 (oil on canvas)
XOS5876935 Hunters Near Ruins, 1648 (oil on canvas) by Weenix, Jan Baptist (1621-c.1664); 123.5x154 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageHunt Collection: Polar bear hunting, 17th century

Polar bear hunting, 17th century
7177213 Polar bear hunting, 17th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mariners hunting polar bears in the Arctic ocean in the early 17th century)

Background imageHunt Collection: Stag hunt mosaic, Alexander the Great and Hephestion (Hephaestion), Pella, Greece

Stag hunt mosaic, Alexander the Great and Hephestion (Hephaestion), Pella, Greece, 330-300 BC (mosaic)
8891466 Stag hunt mosaic, Alexander the Great and Hephestion (Hephaestion), Pella, Greece, 330-300 BC (mosaic) by Greek school, (4th century BC); Pella

Background imageHunt Collection: Albert Edward Prince of Wales, during an elephant hunt in Ceylon in 1875 (print)

Albert Edward Prince of Wales, during an elephant hunt in Ceylon in 1875 (print)
955284 Albert Edward Prince of Wales, during an elephant hunt in Ceylon in 1875 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Albert Edward Prince of Wales, future King Edward VII, 1841 - 1910)

Background imageHunt Collection: Poultry by Kennel, (oil on board)

Poultry by Kennel, (oil on board)
659884 Poultry by Kennel, (oil on board) by Hunt, Edgar (1876-1953); 28x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Poultry by Kennel. Edgar Hunt (1876-1953). Oil on board

Background imageHunt Collection: Tiger Hunting Scene, 17th or 18th century (illuminated manuscript)

Tiger Hunting Scene, 17th or 18th century (illuminated manuscript)
AIS5356001 Tiger Hunting Scene, 17th or 18th century (illuminated manuscript); (add.info.: Syrian Art: Tiger Hunting Scene Manuscript page of the 17th or 18th century.); © Iberfoto

Background imageHunt Collection: Wild boar hunting and epigraphic inscriptions, funerary stele, 2nd-1st century BC stone stele)

Wild boar hunting and epigraphic inscriptions, funerary stele, 2nd-1st century BC stone stele)
AIS5342635 Wild boar hunting and epigraphic inscriptions, funerary stele, 2nd-1st century BC stone stele); Museo de Burgos, Casa Miranda, Burgos

Background imageHunt Collection: Whale gun and harpon, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal)

Whale gun and harpon, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal)
MMM5476760 Whale gun and harpon, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Whale gun and harpon)

Background imageHunt Collection: HMS Resolution crew hunting trip for walruses, commemorating the painter returning from James

HMS Resolution crew hunting trip for walruses, commemorating the painter returning from James Cook's third
MMM5467102 HMS Resolution crew hunting trip for walruses, commemorating the painter returning from James Cook's third expedition (1776-1780) (1728-1779) by Webber

Background imageHunt Collection: Spanish costumes from the 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)

Spanish costumes from the 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912618 Spanish costumes from the 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Spanish costumes from the 14th century. Men hunting lions with spear and sword, ladies with a knight)

Background imageHunt Collection: The Roman Goddess Diana

The Roman Goddess Diana
5307216 The Roman Goddess Diana.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the ancient Roman Goddess Diana. Diana was the Goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature. Dated 19th century)

Background imageHunt Collection: A bird catcher at work

A bird catcher at work
5308456 A bird catcher at work.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a bird catcher at work catching a Woodcock using a heavy disguise and a noose on a stick to slip round its neck)

Background imageHunt Collection: A poulterer

A poulterer
5311813 A poulterer; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a poulterer. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageHunt Collection: Hunters in India

Hunters in India
5310135 Hunters in India; (add.info.: Engraving depicting hunters in India, the men are accompanied by a cheetah to help them hunt down wild animals)

Background imageHunt Collection: Engraving based on an ancient Egyptian tomb painting depicting hunting dogs, 19th century

Engraving based on an ancient Egyptian tomb painting depicting hunting dogs, 19th century
5309215 Engraving based on an ancient Egyptian tomb painting depicting hunting dogs, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving based on an ancient Egyptian tomb painting depicting hunting dogs)

Background imageHunt Collection: An engraving depicting a boar hunt, 19th century

An engraving depicting a boar hunt, 19th century
5311013 An engraving depicting a boar hunt, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1815); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageHunt Collection: The tailpiece of Thomas Bewick's Select Fables depicting a hunting scene

The tailpiece of Thomas Bewick's Select Fables depicting a hunting scene
5310614 The tailpiece of Thomas Bewick's Select Fables depicting a hunting scene. Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) an English engraver and natural history author

Background imageHunt Collection: Whalers harpooning a bowhead whale a, Balaena mysticetus, and cachelot or pot whale b

Whalers harpooning a bowhead whale a, Balaena mysticetus, and cachelot or pot whale b, Physeter macrocephalus
FLO5000123 Whalers harpooning a bowhead whale a, Balaena mysticetus, and cachelot or pot whale b, Physeter macrocephalus; (add.info)

Background imageHunt Collection: DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4859942 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859

Background imageHunt Collection: Hunting rabbit in France in the 19th century - a hunter who had just killed a rabbit by his dog

Hunting rabbit in France in the 19th century - a hunter who had just killed a rabbit by his dog with a gun
PCT4289528 Hunting rabbit in France in the 19th century - a hunter who had just killed a rabbit by his dog with a gun, offered himself a well-earned shave of alcohol - drink - alcoholism - engraving

Background imageHunt Collection: Huntsman in hunting pink (scarlet) jacket, breeches and boots holding a brassy hunting horn

Huntsman in hunting pink (scarlet) jacket, breeches and boots holding a brassy hunting horn
FLO4688645 Huntsman in hunting pink (scarlet) jacket, breeches and boots holding a brassy hunting horn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature

Background imageHunt Collection: Capital letters Plate in 'Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet'

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220614 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)




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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.