1819
English
Prints
Works On Paper
Aquatint with traces of etching, printed in color and hand-colored on wove paper
Sheet (Trimmed to platemark): 8 15/16 × 10 13/16 in. (22.7 × 27.46 cm)
Image: 6 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (17.15 × 24.77 cm)
85.1291.4
Not on view
Before hand-coloring, a plate was used to print an overall tone that extends beyond the image into the title area.
Printed beneath image lower left: Painted by D. Wolstenholme. Printed beneath image lower right: Engraved by D. Wolstenholme Junr. Printed beneath image in center: SHOOTING. / Verse 4. / London, Published Novr. 1,1819, by R. Ackerman, 101, Strand. Printed in lower margin on left: "Carlo--watch--charge! keep in, Old Don / When loaded--he--good dogs--hey on! / Thus range we till the Sun gets high,"; lower right: "And on the ground no scent will lie; / Then take thro' Woods our homeward way, / And o'er good cheer boast how we pass'd the day." Inscribed in graphite on verso, upper left: "HRH, Vol.5, p. 14/4" and "5 / 14".
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

Some object records are not complete and do not reflect VMFA's full and current knowledge. VMFA makes routine updates as records are reviewed and enhanced.