The CHASE

Date1787

Publisher Robert Sayer 1725 - 1794

After work by James Seymour 1702 - 1752

Artist/Maker Smith

OriginEngland, London

MediumLine engraving and etching with period color

DimensionsOverall (Partly trimmed): 10 3/8 × 14 3/8in. (26.4 × 36.5cm)
Other: 9 7/8 × 13 3/4in. (25.1 × 34.9cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1961-212,1

DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "3"
Lower 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 TextOriginally published in 1754 this is the fifth state after Robert Sayer changed the imprint. A group of mounted riders and dogs chase after a fox through the countryside.ProvenanceBefore 1961, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1961-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).