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A Bay Horse, Possibly Leedes, Led by a Groom John Wootton (English, 1682 or 1683-1764)
A Bay Horse, Possibly Leedes, Led by a Groom, ca. 1715
Mr. Peter Delmé's Hounds on the Hampshire Downs James Seymour (English, 1702(?)-1752)
Mr. Peter Delmé's Hounds on the Hampshire Downs, 1738
The Match Between Driver and Aaron at Maidenhead August 1754: Driver Winning the First Heat Richard Roper (British, ca. 1730-ca. 1775)
The Match Between Driver and Aaron at Maidenhead August 1754: Driver Winning the First Heat, ca. 1754
Hyaena with a Groom on Newmarket Heath George Stubbs (English, 1724-1806)
Hyaena with a Groom on Newmarket Heath, ca. 1767
Tiger George Stubbs (English, 1724-1806)
Tiger, ca. 1769-1771
Portrait of Mrs. French’s White Lap Dog George Stubbs (English, 1724-1806)
Portrait of Mrs. French’s White Lap Dog, 1782
The Joys of the Chase, or The Rising Woman and the Falling Man John Collet (English, ca. 1725-1780)
The Joys of the Chase, or The Rising Woman and the Falling Man, 1780
The Death of the Fox John Nost Sartorius (English, 1759-1828)
The Death of the Fox, ca. 1800
Portrait of an Extraordinary Musical Dog Philip Reinagle, (English, 1749-1833)
Portrait of an Extraordinary Musical Dog,exhibited 1805
Noble, a Hunter Well Known in Kent Benjamin Marshall (English, 1768-1835)
Noble, a Hunter Well Known in Kent, 1810
The Final Lengths of the Race for the Doncaster Gold Cup John Frederick Herring, (English, 1795-1865)
The Final Lengths of the Race for the Doncaster Gold Cup, 1826
Thomas Dawson and His Family John Frederick Herring (English, 1795-1865)
Thomas Dawson and His Family, 1842
Doncaster Races: Passing the Judges’ Stand James Pollard (English, 1792-1867)
Doncaster Races: Passing the Judges’ Stand, 1830-31
Foxhounds in Kennels Richard Barrett Davis (English, 1782-1854)
Foxhounds in Kennels, 1837
The Melton Hunt Going to Draw the Ram’s Head Cover Sir Francis Grant, (Scottish, 1803-1878)
The Melton Hunt Going to Draw the Ram’s Head Cover, The Melton Hunt Going to Draw the Ram’s Head Cover
Fishing on the River Avon, near Fordingbridge, Hampshire: Trout Fishing at Harper Mill, Henry Thomas Alken (English, 1785-1851)
Fishing on the River Avon, near Fordingbridge, Hampshire: Trout Fishing at Harper Mill,, 1842
Partridge Shooting Samuel John Egbert Jones (English, active 1820-1845)
Partridge Shooting, ca. 1845
Linin' 'em Up, Newmarket Sir Alfred Munnings, (English, 1878-1959)
Linin' 'em Up, Newmarket, ca. 1940-53

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