THE WATERLOO COURSING MEETING

by Samuel William after Richard Ansdell Reynolds

$1,200 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A grand group portrait of an aristocratic coursing party near Liverpool. The event was known as the Waterloo Cup Coursing Meeting, and it took place on the Sefton Estate at Altcar near Liverpool. Depicted among the participants are the Earl and Countess of Sefton, Lord Douglas and Lord Eglinton. A reviewer commented on the fine drawing of the greyhounds, and in fact the whole ensemble of sportsmen and women, horses and dogs are beautifully rendered by Ansdell. Richard

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