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An medieval subject set outside the priory gatehouse of Bolton Abbey, West Riding, Yorkshire. An Augustinian abbot and monk receive tribute of game. A forrester with two dogs kneels beside a dead stag, swan, duck, grouse and partridge. A falconer's assistant carries a dead heron and bittern. A fisherman's daughter brings trout. Based on a painting of 1834 now at Chatsworth House, Devonshire.
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Title: Bolton Abbey in Olden TIme
Artist:
After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)
Engraver:
Samuel Cousins (British, Exeter 1801–1887 London)
Dedicatee:
William Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (British, 1790–1858)
Publisher:
Thomas Boys (London)
Published in: London
Date: May 8, 1837
Medium: Etching and mezzotint with touches of watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 3/4 x 29 15/16 in. (65.4 x 76 cm)
Image: 22 3/8 x 28 3/8 in. (56.8 x 72 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Anna Hyatt Huntington, 1974
Accession Number: 1974.672.21
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