Hounds Collection

Fox hunting - riders and their dogs
Fox hunters in traditional red jackets ride out on a hunt, accompanied by their hounds. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Poster advertising Bernard Weatherill Ltd, civil and sporting tailors of Conduit Street and Cannon Street, London. A foxhunting scene on the village green is depicted

Setting off on a Fox Hunt - leaving the Chateau
A group of Upper Class French Gentlemen and lady set off on a Fox Hunt - leaving the Chateau along with attendant handlers, Master of the hounds, horn bearers

Beagling by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a number of fashionably dressed society folk following foxhounds round in a circle in a ploughed, muddy field. Date: 1930

Fox Hunters toast a day on the hunt at their local
A group of riders and their hounds toast a day at the hunt outside a local pub. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Odin and Hounds
Odin (Wodan), Scandinavian supreme god of the dead etc with his hounds Hugin, Munin, Geri and Freki, fierce enough but they will not save him from the wolf Fenrir

St Hubert / Durer / Hunting
SAINT HUBERT French bishop, and patron saint of hunters and trappers

HUNTING/FOX/THE MEET
AT THE MEET Date: 1902

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, handler at Peterborough Show
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Tom Newman, the Duke of Beauforts huntsman, taking part as a handler at the Peterborough Foxhound Show

Advertisement for Old Bushmills Whiskey - Fox Hunt circa 1920

Silhouettes of hunting field scenes in the neighbourhood of York

Silhouettes of the Chase by H. L. Oakley
Two silhouettes cut by H. L. Oakley showing scenes from a hunt

Essex Union hunt. By Canewdon Church in the marshes by the River Crouch. Date: 1937

The Master foxhound by Cecil Aldin
Fox hunting scene, with hounds. Date: 1898

The Aldgate Pump, London. A group of young lads and cheeky street types surround the venerable pump. To the left of the pump is a hand-crank Fire Call Post - signed/marked on the lampost as Fire Alarm

A Meet of the New Forest Buck-Hounds at Fountain Court, Broo
Members of the New Forest Buck-hounds meet at Fountain Court, the hunters and dogs at the ready

Huntsmen and foxhounds in a field. Date: 1960s

Silhouettes of hunting field scenes

Imperial Stag Hunt
Imperial Stage Hunt in the Forest of Compiegne. Huntsmen and women, dressed in red and green follow the hounds who have a stag in their sights

Portraits of Royal Dogs
Portraits of Queen Victorias Stag Hounds. Left to Right: Troilus, Truant, Dragsman, Truman, Rummemede & Traveller

Huntsmen and Hounds
Huntsmen and hounds

Photo of Queen Alexandra inspecting hounds at a show
Black and white photo in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 28th November 1925 of the (recently deceased)

Boxing Day Hunt, Castle Square, Haverfordwest, South Wales
The Boxing Day Hunt, with riders, horses and hounds, meeting outside the Castle Hotel in Castle Square, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Group of Many Dogs
A large assortment of dogs: including:Hounds, Setters and Spaniels

Fox Hunting party, Newlands, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria
A spectacular real photographic postcard showing a Fox Hunting party at Newlands, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, standing on the edge of a dramatic valley. Date: circa 1920s

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Forty Fine Ladies, with text by Patrick R Chalmers. The Huntsmans Story -- huntsmen, horses and hounds on a country road and crossing a field. Date: 1933

Illustration, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell -- Lord George took Ginger for hunting. Date: circa 1930

Foxhunting scene in silhouette, with three riders and their horses and hounds chasing the scent. Date: 20th century

Silhouette of huntsman and hounds
Silhouette of a huntsman and four hounds following the scent of the fox

A new dog-fancy: the Basset Hounds by Louis Wain
Engraving by Louis Wain showing four naughty basset hounds teasing two scared black and white cats. A fifth basset hound enters the room looking coy but unrepentant with a whip in its mouth

Illustration, foxhounds howling in chorus
Illustration, a pack of foxhounds howling in chorus, eager to go out hunting. Date: 1912

Peckforton Wood, in the Cheshire Hunt area
View of Peckforton Wood, in the Cheshire Hunt area, with a hunt in progress. Date: 1936

Sutton Ambion, Atherstone Hunt area, Leicestershire
View of Sutton Ambion, Leicestershire, in the Atherstone Hunt area, with a hunt in progress. Date: 1936

Royal Horse Artillery Hounds, Shooters Hill, London
Captain Reed-Scot of the Royal Horse Artillery (Woolwich) leading out his draghounds at Shooters Hill, London. The pack consisted of 18 couples of hounds, kept in adjoining kennels to some foxes

The Crickhowell Hunt, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
Members of the Crickhowell Hunt with horses and hounds on a country lane near Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

Hunstman - South Devon Foxhounds
Hunstman of the South Devon Foxhounds at a quarry close to Newton Abbott, Devon

Huntsman takes a stirrup cup
A lady offers a huntsman of the South Devon Foxhunt - mounted on a fine white horse - a traditional stirrup cup drink from a tray. Date: circa 1980

A signwriter painting a pub sign
A signwriter paints the pub sign for the Hare and Hounds pub. Behind him can be seen other examples of his art and traditional tavern signs hanging in situ. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Hounds of the Essex Otter Hunt
The hounds of the Essex Otter Hunt, with their Master, at the side of a country road

Horse and drunk huntsman crashing through a shop window, 19th century. Caingey Thornton in hunting pinks on Hercules, followed by Mr. Sponge on Multum in Parvo

A game keeper giving directions to a couple fox hunting, 19th century. Facey Romford and Lucy Somersville on the trail of a fast bag fox. Fresh as a four year old

South Devon Foxhounds, Cockington, near Torquay
South Devon Foxhounds with huntsmen and horses at Cockington, near Torquay, Devon, getting ready to set off. Date: circa 1960s

Kentish Fox Meet
A cubbing Meet of the West Kent Foxhounds, held at Kemsing Station, Kent, England. Date: 1930s

Three hunt members, horses and foxhounds, Somerset
Three hunt members, horses and foxhounds in a field at Lea Hill, near Porlock, Somerset. Date: circa 1960s

Foxhunting scene on a greetings card by Ernest Griset -- The first fox of the season. The fox hides inside a hollow tree trunk as the horses and hounds race by. Date: circa 1890s

Second Duke Newcastle
HENRY PELHAM-CLINTON, second duke of NEWCASTLE riding with a pair of hounds Date: 1720 - 1794

FOX HUNT
Hounds and huntsmen on a fox hunt. Date: 1967

Fox Meet in Street Aldin
All involved in the fox hunt make their way along the street, while a mongrel dog and lesser folk are passed by

Devon Stag Hunt 1940S
The chase of the Devon and Somerset stag hunt, with horses and hounds running downhill, England

Basset hound looking up Date: 1950s

Basset hound with woolly hat and hot water bottle Date: 1950s

Two Basset hounds in a chair Date: 1950s

Basset hound mother with seven puppies Date: 1950s

Two Basset hounds Date: 1950s

Page from The Tatler, 13th January 1932: The Letters of Eve

Borzoi, Russian Hunting Sighthound, also known as Russian Wolfhound Date: 1950s

Afghan hound resting Date: 1950s

Afghan hound on a beach Date: 1950s

Afghan hound relaxing Date: 1950s

Afghan hound on a pebbly beach Date: 1950s

Afghan hound on a pebbly beach Date: 1950s

Huntsmen and hounds
Christmas humour - Huntsmen and hounds Date: 1930s

The Triumph of Death. The Dream of Life. Knights celebrating a hunt suddenly find three open coffins. One of the corpses is reduced to a skeleton. The other two are half-decomposed

Meet of the Ledbury Hounds - British Camp Hotel, Malvern
Meet of the Ledbury Hounds at the British Camp Hotel, Malvern. Date: 1911

Fox and Hounds pub, Carleton in Cleveland, Victorian period Date: circa late 19th century

Hunting Scene
Hunting scene in the country, outside of a hostelry, with horsemen, hounds and a stagecoach full of passengers. Date: circa 1910

Hunting Scene
Hunting scene in the country, with horsemen, hounds and a stagecoach full of passengers. Date: circa 1910

John Peel
Image depicting John Peel on horseback with hounds, blowing his horn. Date: circa 1910

Title page with banner The Fabulous Pantheon and classical gods
Title page with banner The Fabulous Pantheon with classical gods Jupiter, Mercury, Diana, Venus, Cupid, eagle, hounds

King Edward the Confessor and Harold Godwinson
King Edward the Confessor seated on his throne, and Harold Godwinson with a hawk, riding with knights and hounds to Bosham Church

Hare coursing, 18th century. A huntsman stands with three greyhounds while other dogs chase a hare

Bustard, curlew, buzzard and moor buzzard
Bustard, Otis tarda, curlew, Numenius arquata, buzzard, Buteo buteo, and moor buzzard, Circus aeruginosus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Pass after an illustration by J

Old English wolf hunting. A pack of hounds fight over a dead wolf while hunters with spears follow

Stag hunting, 18th century. A buck is chased by snapping staghounds during a hunt

Bullfinch, canary, butterfly, moth, etc
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), canary songbird (Serinus canaria), and Emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, dragonfly, beetle and other insects

Wild fowl shooting, 18th century. A hunter with musket watches a hound take a goose on a river bank

Game birds: snipe, woodcock, wild duck and wigeon
Game birds: snipe, Gallinago gallinago 1, woodcock, Scolopax rusticola 2, wild duck, Anas platyrhynchos 3, and wigeon, Mareca penelope 4

Pheasant shooting, 18th century. A hunter with musket watches as two spaniels flush out a pheasant from a bush

Partridge shooting, 18th century. A hunter with musket fires at a game bird while pointers or setters search for other birds

A pack of fox hounds before a hunt, 18th century

Fox hunting, 18th century
Fox hunting, the earth stopped. Two terriers chase a fox from its den, as huntsmen on horseback follow a pack of hounds

Hare hunting, 18th century
Hare hunting. Huntsman on horseback following a pack of beagles chasing a hare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Pigeons: Polish pigeon, pouter, ptarmigan and turbit
Racing and fancy pigeon breeds: Polish pigeon 1, pouter 2, termigan or rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta 3, and turbet or turbit, Columba livia 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Bird nets, chest traps, drawnets, 18th century
Bird nets, chest traps, drawnets, and flying or buckled drawnet, pantine, 18th century. Hunter with musket in a blind or hide made of foliage. Plate 1 of Nets and Traps

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