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"The Bicester & Warden Hill" by Frank Stewart, Vintage Signed Print, 1935

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Presented is an original fox hunting print signed by the artist, Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). This print depicts one of England’s most famous fox hunting events, the Bicester and Warden Hill Hunt. The scene depicts six men on horseback galloping across a field in mid-hunt. All coloring is still intact, with lush green fields and bright riders’ jackets. As evidenced here, Stewart’s renderings of horseback hunts are some of the most celebrated and collected in the world. The beginnings of the Bicester Hunt started around the 1790s when John Warde Esq. bought a set of hounds and hunted in the Bicester area, with the main kennels located at Bainton. He hunted for 18 seasons. The first master of the Bicester Hunt was Sir Thomas Mostyn in 1800. Mostyn had a vast fortune, which he duly ploughed into the Bicester Hunt. He purchased Swift’s House which he converted from an inn to a house and built stables and kennels. Thomas Tyrwhitt-Drake succeeded Sir Thomas Mostyn as master of the Hunt from 1829-1851, and the vast area then associated with the hunt stretched to Daventry, to Buckingham, and to Oxford. In 1855, new quarters were built in Stratton Audley. From then on, Stratton Audley began its strong association with the Bicester Hunt. By the 1870s, the Bicester Hunt was attracting high society, with frequent visits from royalty, dukes, ambassadors, and aristocrats. This patronage continued over many succeeding years. Local dignitaries gave support to the Bicester Hunt, including the 4th Earl of Cottenham and 8th Earl of Jersey. In the early 1900s, there were many hunt-related activities in the area, such as point to point and steeple chasing. People came to Bicester for the season, seeking hunting boxes and accommodation. The hunt went to Blockley in 1906, and Cropredy & Helidon in 1910. Special trains were put on to transport participants, staff, and horses. Big houses were used as meeting points and hosted extravagant hunt-related social events. After WWI, the Bicester hunting scene carried on much as it had done in the previous century, with annual meetings at Market Square, hunt balls, big houses, and patronage of local dignitaries. Hunting in Bicester was depicted on prints, ceramics, and cigarette cards. However, the war years of 1939-45 put a damper of the hunting scene, and the tradition fell to the more elderly of the population to keep things going during a period of shortages and uncertainty. In the 1950s, there was a hunting revival attracting vast crowds, and this carried on into the 1960s. For reasons of economy of scale, hunts began to merge together, and in 1986 the Bicester & Warden Hill Hunt amalgamated with the Whaddon Chase Hunt. CONDITION: Overall good condition for age. Paper quality is good, with nice coloring and minimal wear. Artist’s signature at bottom. This piece has been framed according to conservation standards. Framed dimensions: 27 ½” H x 43 ¼” W.
  • Creator:
    Frank Algernon Stewart (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)Width: 43.25 in (109.86 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1935
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. This signed print is in overall excellent condition with a strong, legible signature of the artist and is presented and framed using the very best archival procedures and materials.
  • Seller Location:
    Colorado Springs, CO
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: PR0941stDibs: U110529909732

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