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Whoo-Hoop! (Primary Title)
Hark Forward, Away! (Series Title)

Francis Calcraft Turner, English, active 1782, died 1846 (Artist)

19th century
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
European Art
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 16 3/4 in. (35.24 × 42.55 cm)
Image: 12 15/16 × 15 3/4 in. (32.86 × 40.01 cm)
Other (matted): 19 × 25 in. (48.26 × 63.5 cm)
85.1367.4
Not on view
Printed above image in center: HARK FORWARD, AWAY! Printed above image upper right: PLATE 4. Printed beneath image lower left: PAINTED BY F. C. TURNER. Printed beneath image lower right: THOS. FAIRLAND DELT. Printed beneath image in center: WHOO-HOOP! / On, on speed the pack, as they ne'er sped before, / To the cry of "Hark, forward, away!" / But for "blood, bone, and bottom"-- had long given o'er, / When "Whoo-Hoop! [sic, no close quote] -- brought a close to the day. Inscribed in graphite on verso: HRH 11/31" and "77".
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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