Pursuit Collection

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

The Days Work by Muriel Dawson
A little boy in dungarees or overalls and with a wide brimmed hat stands on the end of a jetty fishing with a makeshift rod and line. Swans fly overhead

Silhouettes of the Chase by H. L. Oakley
Two silhouettes cut by H. L. Oakley showing scenes from a hunt. The first shows the hunt meeting at a village pub, while the second shows them at full stretch galloping across countryside

Aristippus of Cyrene
ARISTIPPUS OF CYRENE Greek philosopher, studied under Socrates, founded hedonist school advocating the (prudent) pursuit of pleasure

Neville Chamberlain fishing by Ernest H. Thomas
Prime Minister, The Right Hon. Neville Chamberlain engaged in his favourite pastime of fly fishing. The artist, Ernest H. Thomas

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine combined with Practical Mechanics, showing two criminals in a red car being pursued by two policemen in a biplane

Ufo at Hya Kuri Japan
A UFO is pursued by a Japanese military jet, at Air Force Base Hya Kuri. Date: 10 October 1975

Wild Hunt of Norsemen
A troop of Norse horsemen and their dogs gallop through the night sky in pursuit of their prey

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

The King and Queen at Chatsworth
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as part of a shooting party at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. The King is seated at the front, second from left with Queen Alexandra behind him

Fashion for the Moors by Gordon Conway
Suggestion for a slimline country tweed suit, perfect for striding stylishly over moorland on the Glorious Twelfth. Date: c.1930

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

Me 109 Versus Spitfire
A Messerschmitt 109 in pursuit of a Spitfire. The caption says the German plane will shoot the British one down - but who knows, perhaps it will be the other way about ?

Resolution of Council of War for pursuit of Spanish Armada bearing the signature of Francis Drake amongst others. Date: 1588

Oliver Cromwell removing the mace from the Commons Chamber and dissolving the Rump Parliament in 1653. Behind him, a group of Roundheads arrest a cavalier. Take away that Bauble

Ypres Battlefield Markers and signs
Over the 40 years that we have been writing about these battlefields, there has been many attempts to signpost the places of interest

Advertisement for the famous Ace of Spades road house, the progenitor of a number of road houses that attracted fun-seeking motorists during the inter-war years

WW2 - In Pursuit Of Goodman
An illustration for a wartime children's short story book, Adventures! The image shows a military figure with a dog, running down a garden path. Date: circa 1940s

Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). Defeat of the Helvetii and pursuit of Caesar. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires by Count Turpin de Crisse

Newspaper Boy
This illustration shows a cheeky newspaper boy hollering, with a large bundle of papers tucked under his arm, a pair of policemen are in close pursuit. Date: circa 1901

British destroyer in pursuit of German U-boat, WW1
British destroyer in pursuit of a German U-boat, First World War. 1914-1918

Curtiss P-40C Warhawk G-CIIO (msn 16161, x N80FR, ex 41-13357), of the Fighter Collection at Duxford, painted as 160 10AB of the 10th Pursuit Squadron USAAF. Date: circa 2015

Retreat of the British, following the unsuccessful Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Re, near La Rochelle, France, October 1627, part of the Anglo-French War (1627-1629)

Comic postcard, cockerel chasing hen across the road Date: 20th century

Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (2 / 2)
Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (2/2) - Sunward-bound through France - On the Blue Train (illustration by Helen McKie) and photograph showing speedboating on the Cote d-Azur. Date: 1931

ARRANGING FLOWERS 1886
A young woman, wearing a buttonhole of yellow flowers, is totally absorbed in arranging flowers from a bowl on a table beside her. She has a selection spread on her lap. Date: 1886

Canadair CL-215 CF-TUW (msn 1030, call-sign 23') of the Ministere des Transports, Gouvernement du Quebec. Date: 1979

Whalers in Pursuit Date: 1948

Sedan in a Park Date: 1950

PURSUIT OF FORTUNE
The pursuit of Fortune - a blindfolded man stumbles hopefully after a plump Lady Luck Date: 1902

Satire on womens pursuit of aristocratic status
A satire on womens pursuit of aristocratic status in marriage, showing women angling for fish wearing crowns of the peerage. Date: circa 1840

Boeing P-26 Peashooter
A Large Formation of Boeing Peashooters Flying Date: 1940

Wheelbarrow Race at a British Holiday Camp. By the start of the 20th century, camps were beginning to be built with hut-based accommodation. Date: circa 1925

German Fokker D VII fighter planes, WW1
A takeoff line of German Fokker D VII single-seat pursuit fighter planes on an airfield towards the end of the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Dog Steals Sausages
A dog runs off with a string of sausages with the butcher boy in pursuit

Pharaoh and his host drowned in the Red Sea - Exodus 14. circa 1690

Sketch of a hound in action. Date: 1936

New anti-submarine torpedo by G. H. Davis
An acoustic torpedo which seeks out its prey: the new anti-submarine weapon which alters course and depth in pursuit of its target, diagrammatically explained. Date: 1950

Pursuit of the French Squadron after the Surrender of La Hoche 84 and Coquille 44, with the Action of The Ethalion and Bellone and the Anson, Bearing Down the Van Ships of the Enemy, Oct

SKYLITZER, John (9th century). Madrid Skylitzes
" SKYLITZER, John (9th century). Madrid Skylitzes " Synopsis historiarum". Synopsis of Histories about the reigns of the Byzantine emperors. 12th c

The Christmas Holiday Meet by H. L. Oakley
A series of silhouettes by H. L. Oakley depicting the meeting of a hunt at Christmas time, from the early start to enjoying the stirrup cup and moving off

Victorian Scrap - soldiers pursuing a cyclist. late 19th century

MFH of the South Devon Foxhounds
Master of Fox Hounds of the South Devon Foxhounds. Date: circa 1960s

Hunstman of the South Devon Foxhounds at a quarry close to Newton Abbott, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Huntsman of the Lamerton Foxhounds, Tavistock, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Cover design, The Golden West -- 12 complete stories for seven pence. circa 1927

Kangaroo Hunt
Hunters with their dogs in close pursuit of a kangaroo. Date: 1911

Motoring / Hotspur 1949
" You can t escape from the evil eye!" A man in a car tries to escape from a man pursuing him on a motor bike: the back of the car, including the wheels, is missing! Date: 1949

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