Pursuit Collection (#7)

A Prince Hunting, Mounted on an Elephant, c. 1600-1650 (drawing with w / c & gold paint)
1196772 A Prince Hunting, Mounted on an Elephant, c.1600-1650 (drawing with w/c & gold paint) by Indian School, (17th century); 16.5x11 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Indian

The Civil War in Spain, Sketches from the Battle of San Marcos (engraving)
1589414 The Civil War in Spain, Sketches from the Battle of San Marcos (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Civil War in Spain)

Plate 470. Child 20N, Running after a Man, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950497 Plate 470. Child 20N, Running after a Man, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 17x45.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

The Pursuit, (oil on canvas)
822688 The Pursuit, (oil on canvas) by Paxson, Edgar Samuel (1852-1915); 50.8x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pursuit. Edgar Samuel Paxson (1852-1919). Oil on canvas

The Falcon Chase; La Chasse au Falcon, 1923 (oil on canvasq)
824439 The Falcon Chase; La Chasse au Falcon, 1923 (oil on canvasq) by Rousseau, Henri Emilien (1875-1933); 63.8x96 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Falcon Chase; La Chasse au Falcon)

The End of the Zulu War (engraving)
1099789 The End of the Zulu War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The End of the Zulu War)

Pursuit of the Insurgents in the Catacombs, May 1871 (engraving)
958811 Pursuit of the Insurgents in the Catacombs, May 1871 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pursuit of the Insurgents in the Catacombs, May 1871)

Bacchus and Ariadne, 1894 (marble)
3051215 Bacchus and Ariadne, 1894 (marble) by Dalou, Aime Jules (1838-1902); 81.9x53.3x53.7 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French, out of copyright

Diana and Actaeon - Design for a pendant or hat badge, c. 1532-43 (pen & ink on paper)
829844 Diana and Actaeon - Design for a pendant or hat badge, c.1532-43 (pen & ink on paper) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543); 5x5 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Stag Hunting in Sprotborough (oil on canvas)
808686 Stag Hunting in Sprotborough (oil on canvas) by Wyck, Jan (1640-1700); 117x189 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

A King Pursued by a Unicorn, c. 1547 (engraving)
880542 A King Pursued by a Unicorn, c.1547 (engraving) by French School, (16th century); 23.3x38.9 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Bequest of Herschel V

Plate VII, from a set of landscapes, 1743 (etching)
880643 Plate VII, from a set of landscapes, 1743 (etching) by Fossati, Davide Antonio (1708-c.1779); 24.6x35.6 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Perils in the Forest, 1525-50 (opaque w / c on paper)
874444 Perils in the Forest, 1525-50 (opaque w/c on paper) by Indian School, (16th century); 17.8 x23.4 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Une nombreuse armee d Egyptiens se met a la poursuite des Israelites (engraving)
3625774 Une nombreuse armee d Egyptiens se met a la poursuite des Israelites (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Unicorn in Captivity, c. 1500 (wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts)
3468973 The Unicorn in Captivity, c.1500 (wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts) by Netherlandish School (16th century); 368x 51.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Unicorn Defends Itself, c. 1500 (wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts)
3468971 The Unicorn Defends Itself, c.1500 (wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts) by Netherlandish School (16th century); 368.3 x 401.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Tibetans capturing wild camels (chromolitho)
2788880 Tibetans capturing wild camels (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tibetans capturing wild camels)

A canine thief (colour litho)
2807810 A canine thief (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A canine thief. A dog running off with a shopkeepers purse. Un chien voleur)

Two cyclists chased by an escaped bear (colour litho)
2779411 Two cyclists chased by an escaped bear (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two cyclists chased by an escaped bear)

In Libera Uscita (oil on canvas)
659044 In Libera Uscita (oil on canvas) by Courten, Angelo (1848-1925); 81.2x102.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

The Betrayal of Christ, with a soldier in pursuit of Mark the Evangelist (oil on canvas)
CH469802 The Betrayal of Christ, with a soldier in pursuit of Mark the Evangelist (oil on canvas) by Correggio, (Antonio Allegri) (c.1489-1534) (after)

Pan and Syrinx, 1720 (oil on canvas)
499834 Pan and Syrinx, 1720 (oil on canvas) by Troy, Jean Francois de (1679-1752); 123.5x159.5 (framed) 106x139 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Bushmen attacking enemies with spears and arrows (litho)
KDC384259 Bushmen attacking enemies with spears and arrows (litho) by Lefman, (fl.1871); Private Collection; (add.info.: copied from caves near Hermon; illustration from The Picture Magazine ;)

Since First I Saw Your Face, song illustration from Pan-Pipes
DGC452052 Since First I Saw Your Face, song illustration from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

Apollo and Daphne, c. 1635 (pen & ink on paper)
449303 Apollo and Daphne, c.1635 (pen & ink on paper) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 19.8x17.1 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

King Charles II hiding up an oak tree in Boscobel Wood, after the Battle of Worcester, 1651
6337273 King Charles II hiding up an oak tree in Boscobel Wood, after the Battle of Worcester, 1651 by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

Coursing: setting off (oil on canvas) (see also 444842, 444843)
OJ444841 Coursing: setting off (oil on canvas) (see also 444842, 444843) by Alken, Samuel (1750-1815); Private Collection; eAckermann Johnson; English, out of copyright

The pursuit of Caius Gracchus, from Plutarch Lives published by T C & E C Jack Ltd
2637805 The pursuit of Caius Gracchus, from Plutarch Lives published by T C & E C Jack Ltd, 1920s (colour litho) by Rainey

A Sportsman loading a flintlock gun with two retrievers
CH19356 A Sportsman loading a flintlock gun with two retrievers and a dead pheasant in a landscape by Marshall, Benjamin (1767-1835); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

A Staghunt (brown wash with gouache in paper)
XYC284401 A Staghunt (brown wash with gouache in paper) by Wyck, Jan (1640-1700); 47.6x32.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; Dutch, out of copyright

Frontispiece from Les Papillons... by Eugene Balland (1796-c
STC189218 Frontispiece from Les Papillons... by Eugene Balland (1796-c.1850), published by P. Blanchard, Lecerf, Paris, 1823 (colour engraving) by French School

Hercules (engraving)
5999565 Hercules (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules. Illustration from Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten (Richard Bong, Berlin)

An illustration from Qabus Nameh, 19th century (gouache on ivory paper)
1196956 An illustration from Qabus Nameh, 19th century (gouache on ivory paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 17.2x10.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian, out of copyright

Hunting Scene, c. 1660-80 (ink and w / c, heightened with gold on paper)
1196826 Hunting Scene, c. 1660-80 (ink and w/c, heightened with gold on paper) by Mughal School, (17th century); 32.2x21.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Indian, out of copyright

The Pursuit; Le Poursuite, 1889 (oil on canvas)
823613 The Pursuit; Le Poursuite, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 65.5x100.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pursuit; Le Poursuite. Jean Leon Gerome (1824-1904)

Idleness, 1900 (oil on canvas)
987318 Idleness, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Godward, John William (1861-1922); 99.1x58.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Idleness. John William Godward (1861-1922). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1900

The Witches Sabbath, 1831-33 (oil on canvas)
3959948 The Witches Sabbath, 1831-33 (oil on canvas) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 32.3 x 40.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Pursuit of a Chinese Pirate by the Boats of HMS "Racehorse, "in Pinghai Bay (engraving)
1608305 Pursuit of a Chinese Pirate by the Boats of HMS " Racehorse, " in Pinghai Bay (engraving) by English School

Detail from a red-figure lekythos (ceramic)
1761941 Detail from a red-figure lekythos (ceramic) by Douris, (c.500-460 BC); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Greek, out of copyright

Stagecoach Pursued by Mounted Indians, 1912 (oil on canvas)
1767356 Stagecoach Pursued by Mounted Indians, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Lorenz, Richard (1858-1915); 62.2x91.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Stagecoach Pursued by Mounted Indians)

Arrest of a messenger of Josip Jelacic, Ban of Croatia, Revolution of 1848 (engraving)
5208175 Arrest of a messenger of Josip Jelacic, Ban of Croatia, Revolution of 1848 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Austrian Hussars in pursuit of the enemy, 1799 (hand-coloured aquatint)
810273 Austrian Hussars in pursuit of the enemy, 1799 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Gessner, Conrad (1764-1826); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Check - Keep Your Distance, 1852 (oil on canvas)
822881 The Check - Keep Your Distance, 1852 (oil on canvas) by Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam (1819-1905); 75x111.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Check - Keep Your Distance)

Man hunting an ostrich (colour litho)
979080 Man hunting an ostrich (colour litho) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man hunting an ostrich)

Again He Urges on His Wild Career! or, The Modern Mazeppa (colour litho)
3648257 Again He Urges on His Wild Career! or, The Modern Mazeppa (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info)

Unusual Visitors (engraving)
1050760 Unusual Visitors (engraving) by Charlton, John (1849-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unusual Visitors, Foxhounds entering a House in Pursuit of a Fox)

Horseman chases a leogriff, c. 1450 (opaque w / c on paper)
874203 Horseman chases a leogriff, c.1450 (opaque w/c on paper) by Indian School, (15th century); 19.7 x14 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: From the Shahnameh, or Book of Kings)

The Adventures of Two Runaway Horses, and what came of it (engraving)
1047394 The Adventures of Two Runaway Horses, and what came of it (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Adventures of Two Runaway Horses)

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Setting off on a Fox Hunt - leaving the Chateau, the pursuit begins with excitement and anticipation. The riders gallop through the countryside, their silhouettes against the setting sun creating a picturesque scene captured in 'The Days Work' by Muriel Dawson and 'Silhouettes of the Chase' by H. L. Oakley. In another pursuit, Irving's Sleepy Hollow comes alive as Ichabod Crane is scared out of town by the headless horseman in an eerie wood engraving from 1876. Meanwhile, on a football field in 1966, quarterback Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers takes matters into his own hands as he attempts to run for a first down after failing to find an open receiver. A red setter or Irish setter dashes through fields chasing pheasants, showcasing its natural instinct for hunting. Just like Aristippus of Cyrene who believed in pursuing pleasure and enjoyment in life. Nature itself displays incredible pursuits; emperor penguins explode out of water returning to breed while UFO sightings at Hya Kuri Japan leave us questioning what otherworldly pursuits may exist beyond our understanding. The Wild Hunt of Norsemen echoes ancient tales where warriors pursued their quarry relentlessly across mythical landscapes. And speaking of speed and agility, witness a cheetah chasing Thomson's gazelle across Transmara in Maasai Mara, Kenya – capturing both predator and prey engaged in their primal pursuit. From fox hunts to football games, from nature's wonders to legendary folklore – pursuit is ingrained within us all. It drives us forward towards our goals and passions; it fuels our desire for adventure and discovery.