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Throwing up His Majesty's fox hounds.

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William Humphrey

Throwing up His Majesty's fox hounds.

[London] : Sold by W Humphrey 227 Strand, [1782?]
etching with engraving
image: 217 x 271 mm; plate mark: 246 x 292 mm; sheet: 265 x 315 mm
Peel 2372
Notes
"Earl of Denbigh, was Master of the Royal Harriers and Foxhounds from 1762 until the change of ministry in March 1782. The post disappeared as a result of Burke's Bill of Economical Reform. Wraxall, 'Memoirs', 1884, ii. 287. The house probably represents Newnham Paddox, his estate in Warwickshire."--Curatorial comments, British Museum online catalog.
A different state from that recorded in George; impressions of this print in the British Museum bear the imprint: Publish'd as the Act directs April the 16. 1782 by J. Langham. & sold by T. Cornhill.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Lord Denbigh (right) stands in profile to the left on a country road, his aquiline nose exaggerated. A procession of six foxhounds, the last of which has just left his mouth, runs down his body and along the road from right to left. A fox runs across a field on the right and Denbigh holds out his right arm as if directing the hounds towards it. The road is edged by trees; a sign-post behind Denbigh has two arms, one (left) points "To Coventry", the other (right) "To Lutterworth". On the right is a milestone, "XI miles to Coventry". The background is an undulating landscape of grass and trees with a rectangular country house in the distance. Cf. British Museum online catalog.

Associated names
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Humphrey, William
Classification
Print
Department
Drawings and Prints
Century prints
18th century
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