Huntsman Collection

Nine Greyhounds in a Landscape (oil on canvas)
XYC162469 Nine Greyhounds in a Landscape (oil on canvas) by Agasse, Jacques-Laurent (1767-1849); 63.7x75.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; Swiss, out of copyright

Poster advertising Bernard Weatherill Ltd, civil and sporting tailors of Conduit Street and Cannon Street, London. A foxhunting scene on the village green is depicted

The Huntsman, painting by W Smithson Broadhead
Colour photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24th October 1925 of The Huntsman painting by W Smithson Broadhead. Date: 24th October 1925

Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Hunstman taking a nap with his foxhound at Melton Mowbray Station! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, handler at Peterborough Show
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Tom Newman, the Duke of Beauforts huntsman, taking part as a handler at the Peterborough Foxhound Show

Silhouettes of the Chase by H. L. Oakley
Two silhouettes cut by H. L. Oakley showing scenes from a hunt. The first shows the hunt meeting at a village pub, while the second shows them at full stretch galloping across countryside

Fox Hunting in Surrey, 19th century (watercolour)
BAL25671 Fox Hunting in Surrey, 19th century (watercolour) by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Heteropoda venatoria, huntsman spider
This a large brown spider with a flattened body structure and a leg span of between 7 and 12 cm. These spiders hunt at night, and mainly prey upon cockroaches

Jem Morgan, Huntsman of the Berkeley Hunt, Temp, Earl of Lonsdale (colour litho)
6029221 Jem Morgan, Huntsman of the Berkeley Hunt, Temp, Earl of Lonsdale (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jem Morgan, Huntsman of the Berkeley Hunt)

Silhouette of huntsman enjoying a stirrup cup
Silhouette of a huntsman on horseback, enjoying a stirrup cup, watched by a hound. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Huntsman with Cigar
Hughie A huntsman in traditional attire smokes a large cigar

Fox Hunt / Clearing Fence
Huntsman clearing a fence

His Girl, The Huntsmans Meet. Creator: Victor Venner
His Girl, The Huntsmans Meet

Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, 1658. Creator: Nicolas Poussin
Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, 1658

Fox Hunting party, Newlands, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria
A spectacular real photographic postcard showing a Fox Hunting party at Newlands, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, standing on the edge of a dramatic valley. Date: circa 1920s

The Quorn Hunt in Full Cry: Second Horses, after a painting by Henry Alken (1785-1851)
XYC158775 The Quorn Hunt in Full Cry: Second Horses, after a painting by Henry Alken (1785-1851) (oil on canvas) by Dalby, John (19th century); 38.x50.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Silhouette of huntsman and hounds
Silhouette of a huntsman and four hounds following the scent of the fox

Out with the Robinson Heath
Huntsman searching for a fox. Robinson was a regular contributor to the Sketch, the Bystander and other ILN titles during his lifetime

An Eskimo muskrat hunter paddling through the marsh, Kotzebue, Alaska, c. 1929 (b/w photo)
7315335 An Eskimo muskrat hunter paddling through the marsh, Kotzebue, Alaska, c.1929 (b/w photo) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

FOXHUNTING
Thomas Firr, huntsman of the Quorn. Date: 1884

Horse and drunk huntsman crashing through a shop window, 19th century. Caingey Thornton in hunting pinks on Hercules, followed by Mr. Sponge on Multum in Parvo

A mounted man hunting birds with a falcon, early 18th century. Creator: Unknown
A mounted man hunting birds with a falcon, early 18th century

Full Cry - Tom Clarke, Huntsman of the Old Berkshire, c1879. Creator: Unknown
Full Cry" - Tom Clarke, Huntsman of the Old Berkshire, c1879. The Old Berkshire Hunt in Oxfordshire dates back to 1830. From " The Book of the Horse", by S. Sidney

Cattistock, 1899. Artist: CG
Cattistock, 1899. John Hargreaves on horseback in hunting clothes. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, 30th March 1899

The General, 1881. Artist: Spy
The General, 1881. Mourdaunt Fenwick Bisset MP. Bisset served as Conservative MP for West Somerset from 1880-1884. He was Master of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds from 1855 until 1881

Preparations for Hunting, 1836
BAL67927 Preparations for Hunting, 1836 by Krendovsky, Jevgraf Fiodorovitch (1810-70); 50.5x40.5 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Baron Munchausen finds a wonderful marksman in California, from The Adventures
KW315655 Baron Munchausen finds a wonderful marksman in California, from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736-94) published c.1886 (colour litho) by Bichard

Hunter Blowing his Horn
Huntsman blows his horn to start the hunt

"My first hunt". Gimo October 7, 1841. Creator: Fritz von Dardel. "My first hunt"
"My first hunt". Gimo October 7, 1841

The Rabbit Hunt, 1560 (etching)
XOS5884317 The Rabbit Hunt, 1560 (etching) by Brueghel, Pieter The Elder (c.1525-69); 24.3x31.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Hunters Pursuing a Deer, c.1430-40 (tempera colours, gold paint, silver paint & gold leaf)
8678061 Hunters Pursuing a Deer, c.1430-40 (tempera colours, gold paint, silver paint & gold leaf) by French School, (15th century); J

Landscape with Hunters, c.1660-80 (oil on canvas)
XOS5884572 Landscape with Hunters, c.1660-80 (oil on canvas) by Wijnants, Jan (1631/2-84); 53x58 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Jan Wijnants)

Maharaja Chattarsol of Kotah Shooting Lions, c. 1860 (ink, colour & gold on paper)
XOS5884524 Maharaja Chattarsol of Kotah Shooting Lions, c. 1860 (ink, colour & gold on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); 30x22.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: India)

Sylvie flees the wolf she has injured, 1756 (oil on canvas)
7413381 Sylvie flees the wolf she has injured, 1756 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 124--118 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tours

The Essex County Hounds Going to Cover, Morristown, N.J September, 1893
3671548 The Essex County Hounds Going to Cover, Morristown, N.J September, 1893 by Allen, William Sullivant Vanderbilt (1860-1931); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

A Moorland, date unknown (watercolour on paper)
7528562 A Moorland, date unknown (watercolour on paper) by Fielding, Anthony Vandyke Copley (1787-1855); 45x32.5 cm; Gallery Oldham

The Two Bills, 1905 (print)
3673927 The Two Bills, 1905 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

The Diana Rondo, c.1770-1959 (print)
3671826 The Diana Rondo, c.1770-1959 (print) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

The Westchester Hunt, 1893
3671655 The Westchester Hunt, 1893 by Allen, William Sullivant Vanderbilt (1860-1931); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

The Indian Hunter, c.1770-1959 (print)
3674006 The Indian Hunter, c.1770-1959 (print) by Firth, Hall & Pond (1833-1847); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

The Queens County Hunt, 1893
3671666 The Queens County Hunt, 1893 by Allen, William Sullivant Vanderbilt (1860-1931); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

The Meadom Brook Hunt, at Westbury L.I, November 1892
3671551 The Meadom Brook Hunt, at Westbury L.I, November 1892 by Allen, William Sullivant Vanderbilt (1860-1931); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

The Truffle Seeker and His Pig, 19th century (colour engraving)
ELD4905096 The Truffle Seeker and His Pig, 19th century (colour engraving) by Decamps, Alexandre Gabriel (1803-60) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Change, 1823 (oil on canvas)
3431772 The Change, 1823 (oil on canvas) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

English lady surveying fancy room with covered chandeliers
English lady surveying a fancy room with covered furniture and chandeliers in brown-holland balloons, 19th century. Housekeeper Mrs Mustard showing Mrs Lucy Somerville around the drawing room

English gentleman in hunting pinks having his portrait painted, 19th century. Ruddle the artist smoking a pipe while painting Bragg seated on a saddle stand. Mr. Braggs equestrian portrait

Lid of a container decorated with four huntsmen and animals, Umayyad period
AME416492 Lid of a container decorated with four huntsmen and animals, Umayyad period, 998-999 AD (ivory) (see also 117778) by Spanish School, (10th century); diam: 10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Hunting the buffalo, 1848 (hand-coloured litho)
NBY331367 Hunting the buffalo, 1848 (hand-coloured litho) by McKenney, Thomas Loraine (1785-1859) (after); 16x26 cm; Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

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The huntsman, a figure steeped in tradition and elegance, is captured in various forms of art and photography. From the exquisite oil painting "Nine Greyhounds in a Landscape" to the vintage poster advertising Bernard Weatherill Ltd, this captivating character has left an indelible mark on our cultural landscape. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin, a handler at Peterborough Show, we see the huntsman in action with his loyal hounds by his side. The silhouettes of the chase depicted by H. L. Oakley further emphasize the thrill and excitement that accompanies this age-old pursuit. In "Fox Hunting in Surrey, " a 19th-century watercolor transports us back to a time when fox hunting was not only a sport but also an integral part of rural life. Meanwhile, the Huntsman spider named Heteropoda venatoria reminds us that nature too has its own skilled hunters. A touch of sophistication is added as we observe the huntsman enjoying a stirrup cup or indulging in leisurely moments with a cigar. These glimpses into their lifestyle highlight both their dedication to their craft and their appreciation for finer pleasures. Moving away from traditional scenes, an Eskimo muskrat hunter paddling through marshes captures our attention with its unique perspective on hunting traditions across cultures. Similarly, Fox Hunting parties gathering amidst picturesque landscapes like Newlands in Keswick showcase how this activity transcends geographical boundaries. Even railway stations like Melton Mowbray become associated with huntsmen as they embark on journeys filled with anticipation and camaraderie before setting off on their adventures. Whether portrayed through brushstrokes or lens captures, these diverse depictions remind us of the timeless allure surrounding huntsmen - guardians of tradition who embody gracefulness and determination as they pursue their quarry across vast terrains.