Hawking in the Olden Time

January 1, 1842

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A hawk attacks a heron in flight as another approaches at right, with hawkers on horseback below. Based on a painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1832 and British Institution in 1833.

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Title: Hawking in the Olden Time
Artist: After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)
Engraver: Charles George Lewis (British, Enfield, Middlesex 1808–1880 Felpham, Sussex)
Publisher: Graves and Warmsley (London)
Date: January 1, 1842
Medium: Mixed method engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 25 3/4 × 30 1/4 in. (65.4 × 76.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.40.220
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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