This Print of T. Goosey, Huntsman, to the Belvoir Hounds, is dedicated to the Lord Forrester, master of the hunt

by After Richard Barrett Davis

$850 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

An excellent example of this print after Davis, animal painter to King George IV and Queen Victoria. From the 'Hunters Annual' series part 1, plate 2 A very fine equestrian portrait, full of movement and excitement, from a series that eventually included sixteen prints, 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

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