THE DEATH OF THE FOX

Date1745-1763

Publisher Robert Sayer (1725-1794)

Artist/Maker Smith

Artist/Maker C. Corbutt

Artist James Seymour 1702 - 1752

MediumLine and etching on laid paper with hand coloring

DimensionsOverall: 14 3/8 × 10 1/4in. (36.5 × 26cm)
Other (Plate): 9 1/2 × 13 7/8in. (24.1 × 35.2cm)

Framed: 12 1/2" x 16 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1958-362,6

DescriptionLower margin: “J. Seymour prinxt. / Smith Sculp. / THE DEATH OF THE FOX. / LA MORT DU RENARD. / London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer Map & Printseller; at the Golden Buck near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street.”Label TextThe hounds and hunters have gathered in an opening at the edge of the woods. A groom holds up the fox which is now dead; fourth in a series of hunting prints.

The rest of the set: 1958-362,1; 1958-362-2; 1958-362, 3; & 1958-362,4.Mark(s)London, Printed for Robt Sayer Map & Printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street.ProvenanceBefore 1958, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1958-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).