The Whipper-In Thrown Out
Date1770
Publisher
John Boydell
(English, 1719 - 1804)
Geography
Published -
England
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; line engraving.
DimensionsOverall: 19 13/16 in. x 15 1/8 in. (50.29 cm x 38.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1936
Object numberM-93/GG-3
DescriptionThis print is a genre scene of preparations for a fox hunt. It depicts the huntsman's assistant, the 'whipper-in', being thrown out of the hunt for failing to keep the pack of hounds together. 1770
Published ReferencesGeorge E. Kendall, Notes on the Life of John Wootton with a List of Engravings After His Pictures, The Walpole Society Vol. 21 1932-1933: 23-42.
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image, centered (left to right): "The Whipper-In Thrown Out", "Piquer qui a Perdue la Piste".
Printed in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "J. Wotton Pinxit".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "C. Canot Sculpsit".
Printed in ink on the bottom edge of the sheet: "Sold by J. Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside London 1770.".
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