The Chase. La Chasse.
Date1750-1780
After work by
James Seymour
1702 - 1752
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
OriginEngland, London
MediumEtching with line engraving and period color
DimensionsPlate: 10 1/2" x 14".
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1958-362,5
DescriptionLower margin reads: "J. Seymour pinx.t/ Smith sculp./ THE CHASE./ LA CHASSE./ London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer Map & Printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street."Label TextThe hunters, hounds and grooms are off across the hills on the trail of a fox.
The rest of the set: 1958-362,1; 1958-362-2; 1958-362, 3; & 1958-362,4.ProvenanceBefore 1958, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1958-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
