Bloodsports Collection

Trade card for J Westwood, gun and pistol maker and dealer, Birmingham (engraving)
7154051 Trade card for J Westwood, gun and pistol maker and dealer, Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for J Westwood)

The Irish Wolf-Dog (engraving)
2780942 The Irish Wolf-Dog (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Irish Wolf-Dog. Illustration for Chatterbox (1887).); © Look and Learn

Photograph of the Hall, interior, designed by Salvin, at Thoresby Park, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire. From a series of articles, Famous Hunts at home'

Photographs of the Rufford hounds, with huntsmen, in front of Thoresby Park, and Earl Manvers on horseback, Master of the Rufford Hunt. From a series of articles, Famous Hunts at home'

Photographs of the Blankney Hunt. Captioned, The Pride of Lincolnshire: At Home with the Blankney Hunt'. With descriptions, How the Terrier is Carried; The terrier is carried by one of the whips

Caricature illustration, Diana of the Crossways by H M Bateman. Showing a haughty woman on horseback during a hunt. Also captioned, A literary note'

Caricature illustration by H M Bateman of three foxhunting men with cigar, top hats and whips. Captioned, Cubs: A Seasonable study'

Hunting porpoises off Newfoundland (chromolitho)
7157077 Hunting porpoises off Newfoundland (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting porpoises off Newfoundland)

Fol. 71v Hunting Gazelle, illustration from Tacuinum Santiatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum)
ALI142969 Fol.71v Hunting Gazelle, illustration from Tacuinum Santiatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; Alinari

A hunted hare is betrayed by farmyard animals. 1811 (etching)
7235868 A hunted hare is betrayed by farmyard animals. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: An exhausted hare chased by hounds is betrayed by farmyard animals)

Noblemen watch combat of wild beasts in an indoor circus, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium
746962 Noblemen watch combat of wild beasts in an indoor circus, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish), engraved by Jan Collaert (1566-1628)

Countess Lucia Costa, of Milan, climbed with her husband and two greyhounds over a hill around... (colour litho)
2777975 Countess Lucia Costa, of Milan, climbed with her husband and two greyhounds over a hill around... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Witnesses to Prehistory (Colour Litho)
2778312 Witnesses to Prehistory (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Witnesses of Prehistory)

Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
4071439 Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 24.6x18.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: The Christian knight)

"The Death of Raglan", an Otter killing a Hound, one of the Ulverston Pack (engraving)
1053377 " The Death of Raglan", an Otter killing a Hound, one of the Ulverston Pack (engraving) by English School

The Kill, 19th century (oil on canvas)
1765046 The Kill, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Alken, Samuel Henry (1810-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kill. Samuel Henry Alken Jnr. (1810-1894)

The Chase (oil on canvas)
KSG153807 The Chase (oil on canvas) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851); Private Collection

Lord Edward Thynnes Gold Snuff Box painted with Foxhunting scenes, 1832-33 (oil on gold)
XYC309874 Lord Edward Thynnes Gold Snuff Box painted with Foxhunting scenes, 1832-33 (oil on gold) by Ferneley, John E. (1782-1860) (attr)

The Death, scene from the lid of Lord Edward Tynnes Gold Snuff Box painted with Foxhunting scenes
XYC309873 The Death, scene from the lid of Lord Edward Tynnes Gold Snuff Box painted with Foxhunting scenes, 1832-33 (oil on gold) by Ferneley, John E. (1782-1860) (attr)

The corpse of Achilles (colour litho)
957832 The corpse of Achilles (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The corpse of Achilles. Illustration of Greek vase painting.); © Look and Learn

A huntsman lifting a fox above his head (colour litho)
959980 A huntsman lifting a fox above his head (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A huntsman lifting a fox above his head)

Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
883704 Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: The Christian knight)

A Boar Hunt (oil on canvas)
CH401583 A Boar Hunt (oil on canvas) by Snyders, Frans (1579-1657) (circle of); 203.2x348 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The Hunting of Chevy Chase, 1825-26 (oil on canvas)
BIR189270 The Hunting of Chevy Chase, 1825-26 (oil on canvas) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); 143x171 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info)

Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
877268 Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 24.9 x 19.2 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

The Otter Speared, the Earl of Aberdeens Otterhounds, c. 1844 (oil on canvas)
TW426900 The Otter Speared, the Earl of Aberdeens Otterhounds, c.1844 (oil on canvas) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); 200x153.7 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Wild fowl shooting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving)
7235925 Wild fowl shooting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); (add.info.: Wild fowl shooting, 18th century)

Fox hunting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving)
7235920 Fox hunting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); (add.info.: Fox hunting, the earth stopped)

Hare coursing, 18th century. 1792 (engraving)
7235901 Hare coursing, 18th century. 1792 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); (add.info.: Hare coursing, 18th century)

Armed men hunting badgers, England, 18th century. 1792 (engraving)
7235897 Armed men hunting badgers, England, 18th century. 1792 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); (add.info)

Hare hunting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving)
7235919 Hare hunting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); (add.info.: Hare hunting. Huntsman on horseback following a pack of beagles chasing a hare)

A donkey brays loudly at prey while hunting with a lion. 1811 (etching)
7235838 A donkey brays loudly at prey while hunting with a lion. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A donkey brays loudly at wolves while hunting with a male lion)

Opening Meet of the Cotswold Hunt, 14th November 1957 (b / w photo)
1730179 Opening Meet of the Cotswold Hunt, 14th November 1957 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Opening meet of the Cotswold Hunt at Cotswold Park (near Cirencester)

Partridge shooting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving)
7235922 Partridge shooting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); (add.info.: Partridge shooting, 18th century)

Otter Hunting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving)
7235915 Otter Hunting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); (add.info.: Otter hunting, 18th century)

Three hounds attack a stag caught by its antlers. 1811 (etching)
7235830 Three hounds attack a stag caught by its antlers. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: Three hounds attack a stag caught by its antlers. The stag entangled by his horns)

Old English wolf hunting. 1792 (engraving)
7235927 Old English wolf hunting. 1792 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); (add.info.: Old English wolf hunting)

Stag hunting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving)
7235926 Stag hunting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); (add.info.: Stag hunting, 18th century. A buck is chased by snapping staghounds during a hunt)

Pheasant shooting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving)
7235923 Pheasant shooting, 18th century. 1792 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); (add.info.: Pheasant shooting, 18th century)

A pack of fox hounds before a hunt, 18th century. 1792 (engraving)
7235921 A pack of fox hounds before a hunt, 18th century. 1792 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); (add.info.: A pack of fox hounds before a hunt, 18th century)

Hunters and hounds hunt a wild boar in England, 18th century. 1792 (engraving)
7235896 Hunters and hounds hunt a wild boar in England, 18th century. 1792 (engraving) by Dodd, Daniel (fl.1760-90) (after); (add.info.: Hunters and hounds hunt a wild boar in England, 18th century)

A setter creeps up on a game bird. 1811 (etching)
7235869 A setter creeps up on a game bird. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A setter creeps up on a game bird while two hunters with nets approach. Setting dog and partridge)

A fox hound berating a mastiff chained to a kennel. 1811 (etching)
7235844 A fox hound berating a mastiff chained to a kennel. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A mastiff chained to a kennel arguing with a hunting hound)

A Hunt, 1826 (Ink)
7261360 A Hunt, 1826 (Ink) by British School, (19th century); 25.5x41.5 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info)

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"Bloodsports: A Glimpse into the Thrilling World of Hunting and Shooting" The Irish Wolf-Dog (engraving): Witness the majestic power and grace of these magnificent creatures, bred for the pursuit of bloodsports. Trade card for J Westwood, gun and pistol maker and dealer, Birmingham (engraving): Explore the craftsmanship behind the weapons that have become synonymous with bloodsports, reflecting a time-honored tradition. Photograph of Thoresby Park's Hall interior: Step inside this opulent setting designed by Salvin, where hunters gather to celebrate their passion for bloodsports in grandeur. Photographs of Rufford hounds at Thoresby Park: Behold Earl Manvers on horseback, leading as Master of the Rufford Hunt alongside his loyal pack in front of Thoresby Park – an iconic scene from famous hunts at home. Photographs of Blankney Hunt: Discover "The Pride of Lincolnshire, " as we delve into captivating descriptions such as "How the Terrier is Carried, " revealing intriguing details about this beloved sport's traditions. Caricature illustration by H M Bateman - Diana of the Crossways: Marvel at a haughty woman on horseback during a hunt; her presence adds a literary note to this exhilarating pursuit that has captured hearts throughout history. Caricature illustration by H M Bateman - Cubs: A Seasonable Study': Join three foxhunting men adorned with top hats and whips in this whimsical portrayal accompanied by Derek Vane's short story exploring fate's tricks within nature's great cat-like creatures. Coursing: Returning (oil on canvas): Immerse yourself in an artistic representation capturing coursing – an ancient sport involving greyhounds chasing prey – showcasing both skillful athleticism and primal instincts. Duck Shooting (oil on canvas).