Making A Cast At A Fault. Les Chiens Cherchans A Retrouver La Piste.
Date1750-1780
After work by
James Seymour
1702 - 1752
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
OriginEngland, London
MediumEtching and engraving with period color
Dimensionsplate: 10" x 14".
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1958-362,3
DescriptionLower margin reads: "J. Seymour pinx.t/ Smith sculp./ MAKING A CAST AT A FAULT./ LES CHIENS CHERCHANS A RETROUVER LA PISTE./ London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer Map & Printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street."Label TextHunters and dogs have come out of the woods into a clearing on the trail of game. The dogs appear to have lost their trail.The rest of the set: 1958-362,1; 1958-362-2; 1958-362, 4; & 1958-362,5ProvenanceBefore 1958, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1958-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
