Konvolut of 9 sheets, 8 of which with sporting horse and hunting motifs resp. Mostly col. Aquatint etchings, 18th a. mostly 19th cent. all framed under glass a. mat (8). Breaking Cover, by Charles Hunt. 32 x 44 cm - The first steeple-chace on record, 4 sheet v. J. Harris n. H. Alken for B. Brooks, Oxford 1839. Each c. 27 x 36 cm. - The Death, Wood-cock shooting, Going out, 3 sheets by and after Alken resp. for Laird, Ldn. (2) 1841. Each c. 18.5 x 27 cm. - Faded, partly somewhat faded. - La Ville d'Ypres assiegée par l'armée du Roi Louis XV, for de Poilly, Paris. Sheet 23 x 29.5 cm. - Slightly faded, fold shaded by glue. D

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