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1954-126, Print
The Pointers & Hare
1954-126, Print

The Pointers & Hare

Date1787
Engraver Thomas Burford (ca. 1710 - ca. 1770)
After work by James Seymour (1702 - 1752)
MediumMezzotint engraving on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 10 5/8 × 14 1/2in. (27 × 36.8cm) Other (Plate): 10in., 14cm (25.4cm, 5 1/2in.)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-126
DescriptionLower margin: "J. Seymour Pinx.t / T. Burford Fecit./ The Pointers& Hare. Les Pointeurs & le Lievre. / Published according to Act of Parliament."
Label TextHare crouched under shrubbery in foreground; Two pointers followed by man with gun on horseback; rolling landscape under cloudy sky.