State Hunting 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

Statue of Artemis, goddess of the hunt in Greek mythology, from Ephesus (engraving)
7147480 Statue of Artemis, goddess of the hunt in Greek mythology, from Ephesus (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Artemis)

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

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)

The legend of the founding of the Wartburg: Wartberg, you shall be a castle for me, 1854 (fresco)
3493732 The legend of the founding of the Wartburg: Wartberg, you shall be a castle for me, 1854 (fresco) by Schwind, Moritz Ludwig von (1804-71); Sammlungen auf der Wartburg, Eisenach

Two figures in classical costume hunting a stag, 1760-95 (Ink, Watercolour)
7261570 Two figures in classical costume hunting a stag, 1760-95 (Ink, Watercolour) by Carter, Thomas (d.1795); 34x67.5 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Statue of Meleager, mythical hero of Aetolia. 1779 (engraving)
7237399 Statue of Meleager, mythical hero of Aetolia. 1779 (engraving) by Cannetti, Giovanni Battista (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Meleager, mythical hero of Aetolia)

Seal Hunting in Greenland, c. 1890 (engraving)
1721748 Seal Hunting in Greenland, c. 1890 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Seal hunting in Greenland, engraving, c. 1890)

S (letter shown by a crocodile terrace by savages)
6523521s (letter shown by a crocodile terrace by savages) by Appel, Francois Antoine (1821-1882); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet Figure Call. G)

A Huntsman with his Hounds (oil on canvas)
7064102 A Huntsman with his Hounds (oil on canvas) by Tavernier, Paul (1852-1943); Private Collection

A Black and White Greyhound in an Open Landscape, 1842 (oil on canvas)
7088665 A Black and White Greyhound in an Open Landscape, 1842 (oil on canvas) by Barwick, John (fl.19th century); 50.8x63.5 cm; Private Collection

The Meet Over the Gate (oil)
7088661 The Meet Over the Gate (oil) by Alken, Henry Sr (1774-1850); Private Collection

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"State Hunting: A Glimpse into the World of Adventure and Tradition" Embark on a captivating journey through time as we explore the exhilarating realm of state hunting. From ancient traditions to daring expeditions, this collection of engravings, oil paintings, and lithographs unveils the diverse facets of this age-old pursuit. The Irish Wolf-Dog engraving transports us back to an era when these majestic creatures were revered companions in the hunt. Their loyalty and strength made them indispensable allies for hunters seeking formidable prey. Step into the world of J Westwood, gun and pistol maker extraordinaire from Birmingham. His trade card engraving showcases his craftsmanship, reminding us that every successful hunt relies on skillfully crafted weaponry. In Coursing: Returning, an oil painting captures the essence of camaraderie among hunters as they return triumphant from their pursuit. The bond forged during these shared adventures is unbreakable. Duck Shooting takes us to serene wetlands where skilled marksmen patiently await their feathered targets. The vibrant colors in this oil painting evoke both tranquility and excitement as shots echo across still waters. Edward, Prince of Wales' chromolitho depicts a royal encounter with tigers during his visit to India in 1872. This rare glimpse into regal hunting traditions reminds us that even those born into privilege seek adventure beyond palace walls. Whaling and killing polar bears off Greenland's coast come alive through an evocative engraving. These perilous hunts test human bravery against nature's mightiest creatures - a testament to man's relentless quest for conquest. Travel to France through an enchanting engraving capturing wild boar hunting; witness brave souls facing off against these fierce adversaries amidst picturesque landscapes, and is a dance between predator and prey that has endured centuries. Hunting porpoises off Newfoundland comes alive in vivid chromolitho hues - showcasing not only man's resourcefulness but also the delicate balance between survival and conservation.