THE WILTSHIRE GREAT COURSING MEETING HELD AT AMESBURY, 16th - 20th MARCH 1847, with STONEHENGE BEYOND

by William Barraud, G. T. Payne

$1,200 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A grand group portrait of a coursing party with Stonehenge in the background. Proof before titles. A panoramic view of a gathering of British sportsmen in the rolling hills near Stonehenge at a specific event in 1847, which epitomises a significant aspect of British cultural life. The vast outdoors, the handsome and well-cared for dogs and horses and the hardy sportsmen form a unique ensemble, here beautifully depicted by William Barraud, perhaps the best animal artist of the

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