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Creator:
Howitt, Samuel, 1765?-1822
Title(s):
Orme's collection of British field sports / illustrated in twenty beautifully coloured engravings from designs by S. Howitt.
Additional Title(s):

Collection of British field sports

British field sports
Published/Created:
[London] : Published Jany. 1, 1807 by Edwd. Orme, 59, Bond Street, the corner of Brook Street, London, [1807-1808]
Physical Description:
[2] leaves, 20 leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 47 x 59 cm.
Holdings:
Unable to reach service. Holdings currently not available
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Aquatints by James Godby, Henri Merke, William Marshall Craig, J. Clark, Thomas Vivares, and John Swain; after Samuel Howitt.
Originally published in ten parts. Within these parts, the plates were not published in numerical order (see Snelgrove).
Plates are dated 1807 or 1808.
The titles of the plates are given in English and French.
Snelgrove, D. British sporting and animal prints, 105-106
Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 86
Schwerdt, C.F.G.R. Hunting, hawking, shooting, II, p. 53
Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860, 273
Siltzer, F. Story of British sporting prints (2nd ed.), p. 164
Abbey, J.R. Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 14
BAC: British Art Center copy 1 is the Abbey copy. Bound in contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Early state: plates 2 and 9 have an overslip correcting a misprinted title; plate 18 unnumbered.
BAC: British Art Center copy 2 is the first issue, with misspellings of "Raceing" and Coursing" on plates 2 and 9; plate 18 unnumbered. The list of plates is bound in at the end. Bound in contemporary red quarter morocco and original marrbled board boards; with publisher's original printed illustration on front cover (the same as that used on the wrappers of the original parts).
BAC: British Art Center copy 3 (the Podeschi copy) is in the original parts, in blue-gray wrapper covers, with illustrated cover labels. Early state: plates 2 and 9 have an overslip correcting a misprinted title; plate 18 unnumbered.
Subject Terms:
Hunting in art.
Orme, Edward, 1775–1848, -- Publisher
Sporting prints.
Sports -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.
Sports in art.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1807.
Contributors:
Clark, J., 1789–1830, engraver.
Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764–1829, engraver.
Godby, James, 1767–1949, engraver.
Merke, Henri, engraver.
Swaine, John, 1775–1860, engraver.
Vivarès, Thomas, approximately 1735–approximately 1810, engraver.
Orme, Edward, 1775–1848, publisher.
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  • Shooters going out in a morning
  • Horse racing
  • Fox hunting
  • Fox hunting, 2nd
  • Stag hunting, 1
  • Stag hunting, 2
  • Hare hunting, 1
  • Hare hunting, 2
  • Coursing, 1
  • Woodcock shooting
  • Pheasant shooting, 1
  • Pheasant shooting, 2
  • Partridge shooting, 1
  • Partridge shooting, II
  • Grouse shooting
  • Snipe shooting
  • Rabbit shooting
  • Duck shooting
  • Hare shooting
  • Fox hunting.

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