This Portrait of Mr. C. Davis, his Majesty's Huntsman, on the Hermit is with permission dedicated to the Right Hnble. The Earl of Errol K.T. master of his Majesty's Buck Hounds

by After Richard Barrett Davis

$950 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

An striking print after Richard Bennett Davis, animal painter to King George IV and Queen Victoria, from the Hunters Annual series. A very fine equestrian portrait from a series that eventually included sixteen prints and was issued in four parts. The hounds are also very carefully observed and qualify as canine portraits in their own right. Richard Barrett Davis was the son of Richard Davis, huntsman to George III's private harriers. Initially self-taught, he came to the

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