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1961-212,2, Print
GOING TO COVER
1961-212,2, Print

GOING TO COVER

Date1787
Publisher
After work by 1702 - 1752
Artist/Maker
Artist/Maker
OriginEngland, London
MediumLine engraving and etching with hand color
DimensionsOH: 10 1/4" X OW: 14 1/4"; Plate: 9 7/8" X 13 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1961-212,2
DescriptionUpper right corner: "1"
Lower margin reads: "J. Seymour pinx.t/ Smith Sculp/ GOING TO COVER./ L'ENTREE DU BOIS./ 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. The traditional Seymour painting in print form of the fox going for cover and the hounds and hunters in fast pursuit.ProvenanceBefore 1961, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1961-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
1958-362,4, Print
Going to Cover. L'Entree du Bois.
James Seymour
1750-1780
1961-212,1, Print
The CHASE
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
1787
1958-362,6, Print
THE DEATH OF THE FOX
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
1745-1763
1958-362,2, Print
The Setting Dog & Partridges. Le Chien Couchant & La Perdix.
James Seymour
1750-1780
1958-362,3, Print
Making A Cast At A Fault. Les Chiens Cherchans A Retrouver La Piste.
James Seymour
1750-1780
1958-362,5, Print
The Chase. La Chasse.
James Seymour
1750-1780
1958-362,1, Print
The Pointers and Hare. Les Pointeurs & Le Lievre.
James Seymour
1750-1780
1962-283,1, Print
Spring
Robert Pyle
1755-1765
1962-283,3, Print
Winter
Robert Pyle
Ca. 1760
1962-283,2, Print
Summer
C. Corbutt
1755-1765
1990-171, Print
The PORCELANE TOWER, at NANKIN, in CHINA.
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
ca. 1775
D2006-CMD-028
The Right Honourable William Pitt Esq.
Richard Houston (1721-1775)
1766