Shotgun Collection (#3)

Flying foxes at Banyantree, c. 1791-98 (colour aquatint)
STC439569 Flying foxes at Banyantree, c.1791-98 (colour aquatint) by Gold, Charles (d.1842); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Persecuted, but not Forsaken, 1882 (oil on canvas)
2829629 Persecuted, but not Forsaken, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Field, Walter (1837-1901); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Bequest of Lord Winterstoke

The Hunt... to the hunter (colour litho)
2783841 The Hunt... to the hunter (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The hunt for the hunter)

George Gibbs Top-Lever Hammerless Gun (engraving)
2795190 George Gibbs Top-Lever Hammerless Gun (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Gibbs Top-Lever Hammerless Gun)

Dog holding a gun (colour photo)
3096314 Dog holding a gun (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog holding a gun. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Hunting Season, Where Did You Catch Him (colour litho)
3094551 Hunting Season, Where Did You Catch Him (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting Season, Where Did You Catch Him)

Young student graduating from a boys school. A tutor reading lessons from a lectern to boys on benches in a large hall. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

After the Hunt, 1883 (oil on canvas)
HEH372383 After the Hunt, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Harnett, William Michael (1848-92); 133.4x86 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Two Pointers, facing right with a Sportsman (graphite & w / c on paper)
XYC294964 Two Pointers, facing right with a Sportsman (graphite & w/c on paper) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851); 22.9x28.1 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English

Shooting, plate 1, engraved by R. G. Reeve, 1806 (colour litho)
BSA266464 Shooting, plate 1, engraved by R.G. Reeve, 1806 (colour litho) by Wolstenholme, Dean Snr. (1757-1837) (after); 60x78.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman holding a shotgun in a tweed hunting outfit, 1912
Woman holding a shotgun in a hunting outfit of Scottish wool, gloves, gaiters and shoes. Costume de chasse en laine d Ecosse

After a Match: Riflewomen at Lunch, from an article entitled
KAT323448 After a Match: Riflewomen at Lunch, from an article entitled English Women at Play in Far-Away Perak published in The Graphic October 27th 1906 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Woman with shotgun in hunting outfit of green and tartan serge. Costume de chasse serge verte et ecossaise. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Woman in striped linen dress holding a bird and cage, 1913
Woman in green striped linen dress with pink linen border and fichu, holding a bird and cage. Robe de linon raye, bordee de linon rose, fichu aussi de linon rose

Portrait of Maurice Joyant (1864-1930) 1900 (pen & ink on paper) (b / w photo)
CHT202669 Portrait of Maurice Joyant (1864-1930) 1900 (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); Private Collection; (add.info)

Inside the Lygon Arms, Broadway, 1896
BAL69204 Inside the Lygon Arms, Broadway, 1896 by Pratt, Claude (1860-c.1935); 45.7x61 cm; Haynes Fine Art at the Bindery Galleries, Broadway; English, out of copyright

Master Pelham (oil on canvas)
CH387094 Master Pelham (oil on canvas) by Romney, George (1734-1802); 132.7x148.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: portrait of John Cresset Pelham (c.1769-1838) full length, seated

The Hunters Favourite (oil on panel)
778887 The Hunters Favourite (oil on panel) by Veith, Edouard (1856-1925); 17.5x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Caught
CH35224 Caught by Arnold, Carl Johann (b.1829); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

The Cropp Family of Shudy Camps Park, Cambridge, 1759
CH35112 The Cropp Family of Shudy Camps Park, Cambridge, 1759 by Devis, Arthur (1712-87); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Wooded Landscape with Watermill, c. 1665 (oil on canvas)
488193 Wooded Landscape with Watermill, c.1665 (oil on canvas) by Hobbema, Meindert (1638-1709); 100.01 x 133.99 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

The Visit of the Prince of Wales to India, 1876: The Prince
STC361096 The Visit of the Prince of Wales to India, 1876: The Princes Elephant Charged by a Tiger in the Nepaul Terai, February 21st, from The Illustrated London News, 1901 (litho) by Woodville

The Departure of the Poacher, 1781 (oil on canvas)
JCL176724 The Departure of the Poacher, 1781 (oil on canvas) by Lepicie, Nicolas-Bernard (1735-84); Musee Joseph Dechelette, Roanne, France; Jean-Francois Claustre; French, out of copyright

John Ward of Squerries (oil on canvas)
GRH242160 John Ward of Squerries (oil on canvas) by Devis, Arthur (1712-87); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Willoughby Wallace Hooper after Shooting, c. 1860-80 (b / w photo)
495542 Willoughby Wallace Hooper after Shooting, c.1860-80 (b/w photo) by Hooper, Willoughby Wallace (1837-1912); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Hunters in the snow, 1866 (oil on canvas)
3619041 Hunters in the snow, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 48.3x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chasseurs dans le neige); Photo eChristies Images; French

Gamekeeper with dog and gun, aiming at a distant target. Date: circa 1970s

Deer Stalking in the Highlands, a Quiet Shot, 1860 (oil on canvas)
3743829 Deer Stalking in the Highlands, a Quiet Shot, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Niemann, Edmund John (1813-76); 72.7x261.6 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Opening of the hunting season (colour litho)
2779745 Opening of the hunting season (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of the hunting season. L ouverture de la chasse. Le depart)

A Vos Souhaits! (Bless You!) (colour litho)
3099084 A Vos Souhaits! (Bless You!) (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Vos Souhaits! (Bless You!)

Revolutionary General Orozco 1913
General Pascual Orozco (1882 - 1915), Mexican muleteer, warlord, and revolutionary, brigadier general in the Mexican revolution against the Diaz dictatorship

The Member of the Syndicate by H. M. Bateman
The member of the syndicate who meant to get his moneys worth. A smug gentleman holding a three bore shot gun ignores the fuming glares of other members of his syndicate. Date: 1936

Hunting flamingos, Spain (chromolitho)
1094118 Hunting flamingos, Spain (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting flamingos, Spain)

Airborne hunter (chromolitho)
1094110 Airborne hunter (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Hunting (chromolitho)
977038 Hunting (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Selections from Seymour: No. 7, Another pigeon, Egad
2958384 Selections from Seymour: No. 7, Another pigeon, Egad, I m in Lucks way this morning, pub c. 1840 (hand coloured engraving) by English School

Life In The Woods, Returning to Camp, pub. 1860, Currier & Ives (colour litho)
3470960 Life In The Woods, Returning to Camp, pub. 1860, Currier & Ives (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Life on the Prairie: The Trappers defence, "Fire fight Fire"
3704180 Life on the Prairie: The Trappers defence, " Fire fight Fire", 1862 (colour lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

Friar Pedro Wrests the Gun from El Maragato, c. 1806 (oil on panel)
2970286 Friar Pedro Wrests the Gun from El Maragato, c.1806 (oil on panel) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 29.2x38.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Mr. and Mrs

1st of October, 1827 (hand-coloured aquatint)
XYC308302 1st of October, 1827 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Hunt, Charles (1829-1900); 38.4x44.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Illustration from L Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78
XIR253071 Illustration from L Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) engraved by Noel Le Mire (1724-1800) published in 1778 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Moreau

The Hunters Rest or The Sleeping Hunter, 1929 (oil on canvas)
XIR192348 The Hunters Rest or The Sleeping Hunter, 1929 (oil on canvas) by Mare, Andre (1885-1932); Musee d Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris

Duck Hunters on the Hoboken Marshes, New Jersey, 1849 (oil on canvas)
PNP382197 Duck Hunters on the Hoboken Marshes, New Jersey, 1849 (oil on canvas) by Ranney, William Tylee (1813-57); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Lord John Manners, later 7th Duke of Rutland, c. 1835 (oil on canvas)
465956 Lord John Manners, later 7th Duke of Rutland, c.1835 (oil on canvas) by Carpenter, Margaret Sarah (nee Geddes) (1793-1872); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire

Portrait of John Rowell, 1884 (oil on canvas)
TW426705 Portrait of John Rowell, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Baldry, George W. (b.1835); 91.5x61.3 cm; Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British

Scene in Chillingham Park: Portrait of Lord Ossulston, c. 1833-36 (oil on canvas)
AGN332896 Scene in Chillingham Park: Portrait of Lord Ossulston, c.1833-36 (oil on canvas) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); Private Collection; (add.info)

King Carlos I of Portugal participating in a pigeon shoot (colour litho)
2795664 King Carlos I of Portugal participating in a pigeon shoot (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Month of October: Pheasant Shooting (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
FLF213309 The Month of October: Pheasant Shooting (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, George Derville (1861-1930); 11.1x14.6 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

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"Shotgun: A Powerful Perspective on History and Culture" Step into the world of "shotgun, " where a single word encompasses a multitude of stories, symbols, and moments frozen in time. From Hogarth's satirical take on false perspective to Du Pont's smokeless shotgun powder revolutionizing the industry, this caption explores the diverse facets of this iconic weapon. In England, a gamekeeper takes aim with his loyal canine companion by his side, showcasing the timeless bond between man and dog. Meanwhile, an exquisite side-by-side 12 bore shotgun crafted by skilled hands stands as a testament to craftsmanship and tradition. The Hatfields clan poses for a photograph in 1899, their rugged demeanor hinting at tales of feuds and frontier justice. Juxtaposed against this is an advertisement for J D Larkin & Co soap from Buffalo, New York—a reminder that even amidst gunpowder residue, cleanliness remains essential. Venturing beyond borders brings us face-to-face with Maharajah Dulip Singh from The Kingdom of Punjab—an unexpected connection between royalty and weaponry. Frederic Remington's evocative painting "The Parley" transports us to untamed landscapes where shotguns were tools for survival. Calamity Jane emerges from history's shadows—her oil-covered photograph capturing her fierce spirit that defied societal norms. In another scene depicted through illustration lies crime—a man fired upon from a car window while fedora-clad witnesses watch in shock; it serves as a chilling reminder of the dark underbelly lurking beneath civilization's facade. A sheriff removing criminals' boots signifies law enforcement grappling with violence head-on—a symbol both powerful and sobering. Finally, Rudyard Kipling's words accompany September shooting scenes—an almanac celebrating sportsmanship intertwined with nature’s beauty. Through these glimpses into artistry, culture clashes, legends born or shattered—the essence of "shotgun" transcends its mere physicality.