Two men armed with guns walk towards a field across from a thatched cottage (left) as two hounds bound ahead.
- Printmaker: Woollett, William, 1735-1785, printmaker.
- Title: Shooting. Plate IId [graphic] : engraved after an original picture in the possession of Mr. Bradford / Geo. Stubbs pinxt. ; Wm. Woollett sculpt.
- Publication: [London] : Published by Thos. Bradford, No. 132 Fleet Street, London, as the act directs, 30th Augt. 1770.
770.08.30.01++
Acquired November 2019
Two men armed with guns (right), one standing while the other sits and loads his gun, prepare for a day of hunting with their two dogs. On the left is a cottage beneath a large crag, possibly Creswell Crags, on the edge of the Welbeck Estate, which feature in many Stubbs paintings.
A collection of 20 proof states of the 27 prints after George Cruickshank used as illustrations for The