Richard Davis, huntsman to his majesty's harriers, 1789-1812 – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Richard Davis, huntsman to his majesty's harriers, 1789-1812. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Richard Davis, huntsman to his majesty's harriers, 1789-1812
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Richard Davis, the huntsman named in the title, served as huntsman to His Majesty's harriers from 1789 to 1812, which places him in the reign of George III. Harriers were small hounds used to chase hare, and the huntsman was a professional servant responsible for managing and training the pack. The original painting was by Richard Barrett Davis, an English painter known for sporting and animal subjects, and this color lithograph reproduces it as published by Ackermann & Son in London around 1930. Its pairing of a named man with hounds and horses makes it a useful record of how English hunting was portrayed in the Georgian period.
| Created / published | London : published by Arthur Ackermann & Son, Ltd., c1930. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1930. |
| Notes | After painting by Richard Barrett Davis. |
| Subjects | Fox hunting--England--1930. Dogs--England--1930. Horses--England--1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,677 × 3,752 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219563 |
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