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The Death (Primary Title)
Untitled print showing the death of the fox (Alternate Title)

John Ferneley, English, 1782 - 1860 (Artist)
After, Francis Calcraft Turner, English, active 1782, died 1846 (Artist)

1841
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored aquatint on wove paper
Mellon Collection
Sheet (Trimmed within platemark): 17 1/2 × 24 7/8 in. (44.45 × 63.18 cm)
Image: 15 13/16 × 23 7/8 in. (40.16 × 60.64 cm)
Mat: 24 × 30 in. (60.96 × 76.2 cm)
85.1450
Not on view
Printed beneath image in center: PUBLISHED BY W. STEVENS, ENGRAVER & PRINTER, CHELTENHAM. Inscribed in graphite on verso: "Ferneley", "9/32", "HRH 21/ 34/ 55", "b" (circled), "C28154" and "Ferneley/ Death of the fox"
Paul Mellon Collection
Catching Sight: The World of British Sporting Print, VMFA, August 31, 2013 - July 13, 2014
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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