Old Sporting Prints. Greyhounds. Hunting. Dogs. Collectibles - Antique engravings.

Samuel HOWITT

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Samuel HOWITT (1756-1822)

The son of a Nottinghamshire family of squires, Howitt became a professional artist specialising in Sporting subjects. He began as an amateur but due to financial difficulty he turned professional.

Howitt worked at a private academy in Ealing as a drawing master early in his professional career. His first exhibition was in 1783 at the Incorporated Society of Artists, where he continued to exhibit. He married the sister of the celebrated caricaturist, Thomas Rowlandson (at times their work was draughted similarly).

Samuel HOWITT drew for several Published works, such as Etchings of Animals (1803), Oriental Field Sports (1805 and later), Fables of Aesop (1809 and later) and NOTABLY for the BRITISH SPORTSMAN.

It is the latter which contains many of his finest HUNTING AND SPORTING drawings. There are some 72 fine copperplate engravings. Published in 1779/1800 and in later editions to c.1812.

MAIN COLLECTIONS OF HIS WORKS MAY BE FOUND AT

THE BRITISH LIBRARY

THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM

VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM

THIS IS A LIST OF THE ENGRAVINGS.

Click any underlined text to view the scanned image.

ANIMALS FOXES SET
ANIMALS RABBITS
BADGERS:'THE BADGER'
DEER SET: Does and Fawns.Male Fallow Deer.Male Red Deer. The Roe-Buck. Hind and Calf.
DOGS FOX HOUNDS
DOGS GREYHOUND
DOGS HARRIERS
DOGS LURCHER:Prints of LURCHERS are very Scarce. The dog running with a rabbit in it's mouth.
DOGS OTTER HOUND: Wading into the river.
DOGS POINTER: Man with gun in background following the dogs.
DOGS SETTER
DOGS SPANIELS: A pair of dogs chasing a Woodcock.
DOGS STAG HOUNDS
DOGS TERRIER: A RAT CAUGHT.
DOGS WATER SPANIEL: Chasing Wild Duck in river.
FISHING SET: Pike Fishing. Minnow Fishing. Worm Fishing. Fly Fishing.
HARES SET: HARES SITTING/RUNNING/FEEDING.
HARES/COURSING SET: Greyhounds. Horses. Attractive prints.
HAWKING SET: Pheasant Hawking. Partridge Hawking. Heron Hawking. Duck Hawking.
HORSES HUNTER:SPLENDID ENGRAVING.
HORSES MARES and FOALS.
HORSES RACING STALLION.
HORSES SHOOTING PONY.
FOX HUNTING. Horses. Hounds.
HARE HUNTING. Horses. Hounds.
STAG HUNTING. Horses. Dogs/hounds. Huntsmen. Deer.
OTTER HUNTING SET.
'THE OTTER': Contentedly eating a fish on the river bank!
RACING SET:4 ENGRAVINGS
SHOOTING SET: Shooting Partridge. Duck. Woodcock.Snipe. Pheasant. Buck (Deer)
SPORTING MISC SET: From 'BRITISH SPORTSMAN'. Includes the Title Page. Toiling a Buck (Deer).Bat Fowling. Partridge Netting.Etc

LINK TO RELATED POSTAPRINT FEATURE PAGE

GREYHOUNDS

SPORTING MAGAZINE

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