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Original Fox Hunting Watercolour by Finch Mason

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Original Fox Hunting Watercolor, Finch Mason. A wonderful original hunting watercolour signed by the renowned sporting artist George Finch Mason, titled "With the boys away the Girls make play". Finch's caricatures of hunting stereotypes from the turn of the twentieth century are very popular and one can see why when you look at the style and character of this watercolour. George Finch Mason (1850 - 1915) was an author, illustrator and sporting artist specialising in humorous studies and caricatures. Studied at Eton in 1860-64 where his father was a schoolmaster. He contributed to many publications including The Sporting Times and Punch as well as several books including Humours of the Hunting Field (1886), Flowers of the Hunt (1889), The White Hart and other Stories (1891), The Run of the Season (1902), and Heroes and Heroines of the Grand National (1907 and 1911). Dimensions: Height 25.5 cm / 10 3/32" Width 35.5 cm / 14 3/32" Framed Height 47 cm / 18 1/2" Framed Width 56 cm / 22 3/32" Framed Depth 2.5 cm / 1 3/32" Period 1850-1899 Year C. 1890 Medium Paper Country United Kingdom Signed Finch Mason Condition Very good.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.51 in (47 cm)Width: 22.05 in (56 cm)Depth: 0.99 in (2.5 cm)
  • Style:
    Sporting Art (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1890
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Oxfordshire, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 286821stDibs: LU975725636962
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