The Going Out
Date1770
Publisher
John Boydell
(English, 1719 - 1804)
Geography
(not assigned) -
England
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper: engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 19 7/8 in. × 16 in. (50.48 cm × 40.64 cm)
Plate (H x W): 19 3/8 in. × 15 5/8 in. (49.21 cm × 39.69 cm)
Image (H x W): 17 5/8 in. × 15 1/8 in. (44.77 cm × 38.42 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1936
Object numberM-93/GG-4
DescriptionThis is an image is of a moment right before the beginning of the hunt. On the left side of the image a young male attendant is holding the reins of a handsome horse. A few dogs amble behind these two figures. On the right of the image, is a well-dressed country gentleman in a tricorn hat, likely the hunter holding a whip in his right hand and accompanied by a hound to the right. The background of this print is a forest and pond in a rural setting. MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image in the left corner: "J. Wooton Pinseil".
Printed in ink below the image in the right corner: "G. Canot Sculpsit.".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "The Going Out.", "I", "Depart de Chasse." / Sold by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London, 1770.".
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1770
c. 1850-1865
c. 1876
19th Century
c. 1801-1803
