A Morning's Tally
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a dog which has caught three rats. There is a painted inscription which reads BOXER 1836. On the right of the painting is a house, and it is likely that this ...
Alcester. High Street
Alcester High Street with the hunt passing through. 1950s
Alcester. High Street with hunt meet
High Street showing a hunt meet, Alcester. 1950s
Atherstone. Hounds
Pack of hounds in meadow and three men in overalls, with horses grazing, Atherstone. 1910s
Atherstone. Hunt Meeting
Gathering of cars and carriages at the Atherstone Hunt meeting. March 29th 1905
Atherstone. Hunt Meeting
Crowd of spectators on the steps of the grandstand at the Atherstone Hunt meeting. March 28th 1906
Barford. Pigeon shoot
Pigeon shooting party with guns. Marquee behind. Joe Plant, jockey, standing centre. Barford. 1920s
Bear Baiting
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting bear baiting. Once a popular spectacle in towns, bear baiting in Britain has been illegal since 1835. Shortly after it was banned, illegal bear baiting was ...
Bilton. Lt. Colonel Frank West
Lt. Colonel Frank West sitting on his horse at Bilton. Lt. Colonel West married Miss Agatha Mary Dewar, elder daughter of Mr William Dewar an assistant master at Rugby School, in the chapel at Rugby School ...
Brailes, Lower. Hunt meet
Meet of the hunt in Lower Brailes. 1920s
Brailes, Lower. Warwick Hunt meet
The meet of the Warwick Hunt at Brailes Church with hounds and huntsmen and onlookers. 1910s
Caldecote. Opening meet of The "Atherstone"
A few of the hunting folk at the opening meet of the "Atherstone" at Caldecote. November 5th 1906
City Fouler's Mark
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a shooting scene, and is inscribed across the top 'City Fouler's Mark'. Another inscription across the bottom reads 'Against the wind he prudent takes his way, ...
Duck Shooting
This is an oil painting on canvas of a duck shooting scene. In the foreground is a man with a rifle and his two dogs. The man is shooting at two ducks, one of which is falling to the ground. The painting ...
Duck Shooting - detail
This is an oil painting on canvas of a duck shooting scene. In the foreground is a man with a rifle and his two dogs. The man is shooting at two ducks, one of which is falling to the ground. The painting ...
Foxcote. A seat in a tree in a wood
Seat in tree in wood, Foxcote. Rustic ladder for access. 1910s
Gaydon. Hunt Meet at Gaydon Inn
Meeting of the hunt outside The Gaydon Inn. 1920s
George Tuberville, The Noble Art of Venerie or Hunting, 1611 - A royal picnic, p.91.
A picnic for Shakespeare's royal patron.
Among the many engravings of huntsmen and their dogs that illustrate Turberville’s book of the chase, is this of the mid-day break for a meal with wine, ...