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by E.A.S. Douglas
Print from an Engraving
Paper Size: 25 x 37 ins / 62 x 93 cm
Image Size: 20 x 32 ins / 50 x 81 cm
One of four, published by Arthur Ackermann, 191 Regent Street, on 2nd February 1880. This is another set of four classic hunt scenes. First, the hounds are brought from the kennels. The care and training of a valuable pack of hounds was a matter of great importance, and most hunts employed a full-time kennelman. As part of the training, each young hound would be chained to an experienced companion until familiar with the ways of the pack. Everything possible would be done for the welfare of the dogs: C.J.Apperley, the sporting writer, describes a visit to the kennel at Newton House, the seat of the hunting enthusiast Lord Darlington, where he noted that on hunting days the hounds were channelled through a passage flooded with broth to encourage them to lick their feet dry and, incidentally, assist with saliva the healing of any sores sustained during the hunt. Next, the huntsman is seen urging the hounds on with a wave of his hat, “capping them on to the scent”. There follows the frustration of a failure to locate the fox; and, finally, the return to the kennels.
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