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Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

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FORES’S SPORTING ENGRAVINGS,

ACCURATELY COLOURED FROM THE ORIGINAL PICTURES.

FORES’S NATIONAL SPORTS.

FOX HUNTING.

From the Original Pictures by MR. J. F. HERRING, Sen.

A SERIES OF FOUR ADMIRABLY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.

Price to Subscribers, £10 10s.—Size, with margin for Framing, 45 inches long by 26 high.

The Set comprises—

Plate I.—THE MEET.

“Delightful scene!

Where all around is gay—men, horses, dogs,

And in each smiling countenance appears

Fresh blooming health and universal joy.”

“Then to the copse,

Thick with entangling grass or prickly furze,

With silence lead thy many-coloured hounds

In all their beauty’s pride.”—Somervile.

Plate II.—THE FIND.

“Hark! what loud shouts

Re-echo thro’the groves: he breaks away;

Shrill horns proclaim his flight; each straggling hound

Strains o’er the lawn to reach the distant pack.

’Tis triumph all and joy.”

“Hark! on the drag I hear

Their doubtful notes preluding to a cry;

More nobly full, and swell’d with every mouth.”

—Somervile.

Plate III.—THE RUN.

“The riders bend

O’er their arch’d necks; with steady hands, by turns

Indulge their speed, or moderate their rage.”

“Happy the man who with unrivall’d speed

Can pass his fellows, and with pleasure view

The struggling pack.”—Somervile.

Plate IV.—THE KILL.

“The pack inquisitive, with clamour loud,

Drag out their trembling prize; and on his blood

With greedy transport feast.”

“A chosen few

Alone the sport enjoy, nor droop beneath

Their pleasing toils.”—Somervile.

Corresponding in Size and Style with FORES’S NATIONAL SPORTS—

Plate I.—The START FOR THE DERBY.
Plate II.—STEEPLE-CHASE CRACKS.

Price £3 3s. 0d. each.

Coloured in close imitation of the Original Pictures by Mr. J. F. Herring, Sen.

LONDON: PUBLISHED BY MESSRS. FORES, 41, PICCADILLY,

(CORNER OF SACKVILLE STREET.)

FORES’S HUNTING SCENES,

Price 12s. each, Coloured, from Pictures by H. Alken.

Plate 1. The First introduction to Hounds.

A string of young horses, crossed by a pack of hounds in full cry, put on their mettle for the chase, proving “What’s bred in the bone will show in the flesh.”

Plate 2. Renewal of Acquaintance with Hounds.

The young bloods represented in Plate 1., having had their day, now form a team, and being brought out for “the change,” are startled by the well-known music of “hounds giving tongue,” and dash after them in true hunting style, as they were wont to do.

FORES’S HUNTING ACCOMPLISHMENTS,

INDISPENSABLE WITH HOUNDS.

Six Plates, price £1 5s., Coloured, from Original Drawings by H. Alken.

FORES’S HUNTING CASUALTIES,

THAT MAY OCCUR WITH HOUNDS.

Six Plates, price £1 5s., Coloured, from Original Drawings by H. Alken.

LEFT AT HOME,

FROM THE ORIGINAL PICTURE BY MR. R. B. DAVIS.

PROOFS ... £2 2 0 | PRINTS, COLOURED £1 11 6

Represents a fine stamp of Hunter, and Hounds of perfect form, excited by the sound of the huntsman’s horn.—A subject full of life, and possessing inexpressible charms for the eye of a sportsman.

Price 5s., post free, 5s. 6d.

Fores’s Hunting Diary,

To record the sport of the season with Fox Hounds, Stag Hounds, and Harriers.

Coloured, price 10s.,

Fores’s Hunting Rack,

A Receptacle for the Appointment Cards.

Appointment Cards for Ditto, 5s.

Arranged for the Meets of Three Packs.

Pocket Hunting Maps, price 3s. 6d. and 5s. each.

PUBLISHED BY MESSRS. FORES, 41, PICCADILLY,

(CORNER OF SACKVILLE STREET.)

FORES’S CONTRASTS,

FROM ORIGINAL PICTURES BY MR. H. ALKEN.

Price 10s. each Plate, Coloured,

Illustrative of the Road, the Rail, &c.

FORES’S SERIES OF THE BRITISH STUD.

PORTRAITS OF CELEBRATED STALLIONS AND MARES

Whose Performances and Produce are well known on the Turf,

Price £1 1s. each, coloured, from the Original Pictures by Mr. J. F. Herring, sen.

FORES’S RACING SCENES.

Price 21s. each, coloured, from Pictures painted expressly by Mr. J. F. Herring, sen.

Plate 1. ASCOT.

THE EMPEROR, FAUGH A BALLAGH, and ALICE HAWTHORN,

RUNNING FOR THE EMPEROR’S PLATE, VALUE 500 SOVS.

Plate 2. YORK.

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN AND VOLTIGEUR

RUNNING THE GREAT MATCH FOR 1000 SOVS. A SIDE.

FORES’S CELEBRATED WINNERS.

Price 21s. each, coloured, from Pictures by Mr. J. F. Herring, sen., and others.

PUBLISHED BY MESSRS. FORES, 41, PICCADILLY,

(CORNER OF SACKVILLE STREET).

FORES’S STABLE SCENES.

ENGRAVED FROM PAINTINGS BY MR. J. F. HERRING, SEN.

FORES’S COACHING RECOLLECTIONS.

ENGRAVED FROM PAINTINGS BY MR. C. C. HENDERSON.

FORES’S COACHING INCIDENTS.

ENGRAVED FROM PAINTINGS BY MR. C. C. HENDERSON:

FORES’S SPORTING TRAPS.

FROM THE ORIGINAL PICTURES BY MR. C. C. HENDERSON.

Price 21s. each, coloured,

TO RANGE WITH THE STABLE SCENES AND COACHING RECOLLECTIONS.

FORES’S ROAD SCENES.

“GOING TO A FAIR.” PAINTED BY MR. C. C. HENDERSON.

Price 15s. each, coloured.

PUBLISHED BY MESSRS. FORES,

AT THEIR

Sporting and Fine Engraving Repository and Frame Manufactory,

41, PICCADILLY, (CORNER OF SACKVILLE STREET.)

Fores’s Marine Sketches.

Price 10s. each, coloured; tinted, 5s. each.

A COLLECTION OF MARINE PICTURES AND DRAWINGS BY SUPERIOR ARTISTS.

FORES’S SPORTING SCRAPS,

Price 7s. per sheet, coloured; or 2s. each mounted as Drawings.

FORES’S STEEPLECHASE SCENES.

Six Plates, coloured, price £2 12s. 6d., from Original Drawings by Mr. H. Alken.

FORES’S ANATOMICAL PLATES OF THE HORSE.

PUBLISHED BY MESSRS. FORES, 41, PICCADILLY,

(CORNER OF SACKVILLE STREET.)

FINE ENGRAVINGS,

PUBLISHED OR IN PROGRESS.

THE ARCTIC COUNCIL.

Painted by S. PEARCE, Esq. Engraved by J. SCOTT.

Artists’ Proofs, £6 6s.; Prints, £2 2s.

“THERE’S LIFE IN THE OLD DOG YET.”

PAINTED BY SIR E. LANDSEER. ENGRAVED BY H. T. RYALL, ESQ.

Artists’ Proofs, £12 12s. Prints, £3 3s.

WEIGHING THE STAG.

Painted by F. TAYLER, Esq. Engraved by T. L. ATKINSON, Esq.

Artists’ Proofs, £12 12s. Prints £4 4s.

SIR RICHARD SUTTON’S HOUNDS.

Painted by F. GRANT, Esq. Engraved by F. BROMLEY, Esq.

Proofs before Letters, £6 6s. Prints, £3 3s.

THE BEST RUN OF THE SEASON.

Painted by SIR E. LANDSEER. Engraved by T. LANDSEER, Esq.

Artists’ Proofs, £8 8s. Prints, £2 2s.

THE MONARCH OF THE GLEN.

PAINTED BY SIR E. LANDSEER. ENGRAVED BY T. LANDSEER, ESQ.

Artists’ Proofs, £10 10s. Prints, £3 3s.

NAPOLEON CROSSING THE ALPS.

Painted by M. PAUL DELAROCHE. Engraved by M. FRANCOIS.

Artists’ Proofs, £12 12s. Prints, £2 12s. 6_d._

SYMPATHY.

Painted by FRANK STONE, Esq. Engraved by T. L. ATKINSON, Esq.

Artists’ Proofs, £4 4s. Prints, £1 1s.

PORTRAIT OF LORD WILLIAM BERESFORD.

PAINTED BY R. THORBURN, ESQ. ENGRAVED BY W. J. EDWARDS, ESQ.

Proofs, £2 2s. Prints, £1 1s.

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.

PAINTED BY J. CROWLEY, Esq. ENGRAVED BY T. L. ATKINSON, Esq.

Artists’ Proofs, £5 5s. Prints, £1 11s. 6_d._

A DIALOGUE AT WATERLOO.

Painted by SIR E. LANDSEER. Engraved by T. L. ATKINSON, Esq.

Artists’ Proofs, £15 15s. Prints, £7 7s.

THE RUBBER AT WHIST.

Painted by T. WEBSTER, Esq. Engraved by L. STOCKS, Esq.

Artists’ Proofs, £8 8s. Prints, £2 2s.

THE FORESTER’S FAMILY.

PAINTED BY SIR E. LANDSEER. ENGRAVED BY T. L. ATKINSON, ESQ.

Artists’ Proofs, £10 10s. Prints, £4 4s.

MESSRS. FORES’S

REPOSITORY OF WORKS OF ART,

41, PICCADILLY (Corner of Sackville Street) LONDON.

SPORTING AND VETERINARY WORKS.

£. s. d.
Chamois HuntingbyBoner0 18 0
Breeding and Training GreyhoundsStonehenge
Yacht ListHunt0 4 0
Yacht SignalsAckers1 0 0
Section of a Line of Battle Ship 131 Guns, in a CasePickering1 5 0
Seaman’s ManualDana0 5 0
Naval ArchitectureLord R. Montagu0 6 0
Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour0 14 0
Management of HoundsScrutator0 15 0
The Life of a SportsmanNimrod2 2 0
The Life of John Mytton, Esq.Ditto1 5 0
The Condition of HuntersDitto0 15 0
Hunting ToursDitto0 15 0
The Chase, Turf, and RoadDitto0 6 0
Analysis of the Hunting Field1 11 6
Jorrock’s Jaunts and Jollities1 5 0
The Roadster’s Album1 11 6
Hunting ReminiscencesWildrake0 16 0
Pictorial Gallery of English Race HorsesGeo. Tattersall1 10 0
Sporting ArchitectureDitto1 1 0
Stable Talk and Table Talk, 2 volsHarry Hieover1 4 0
The Pocket and the StudDitto0 5 0
The Stud for Practical PurposesDitto0 5 0
Practical HorsemanshipDitto0 5 0
The Hunting FieldDitto0 5 0
The Proper Condition for all HorsesDitto0 5 0
Sporting Facts and Sporting FanciesDitto0 12 0
Diary of a HuntsmanT. Smith0 5 6
The Life of a FoxDitto0 3 0
The Life of a Fox HoundJ. Mills0 10 6
The Noble ScienceD. Radcliffe0 14 0
Fores’s Guide to the Hounds of EnglandGêlert0 5 0
Fores’s Hunting Rack0 10 0
Appointment Cards for Do.0 5 0
Fores’s Hunting Diary0 5 0
Fores’s Game Book0 2 6
The Stud FarmCecil0 5 0
Stable PracticeDitto0 5 0
Hunting AtlasHobson4 4 0
Turf Reckoner or Book of the OddsGreen0 2 0
The Laws of Horse RacingCapt. Rous0 3 6
Training the Race Horse, 2 vols.Darvill1 10 0
Deer StalkingW. Scrope1 0 0
Salmon FishingDitto2 2 0
Hand Book of AnglingEphemera0 9 0
British Angler’s ManualHofland1 1 0
Angler’s CompanionStoddart0 10 6
Wild Sports of the HighlandsSt. John0 6 0
The BatFelix0 12 0
The Cricket Field0 5 0
Dog BreakingHutchinson0 7 6
The Modern ShooterLacy1 1 0
Gamekeeper’s DirectoryJohnson0 5 0
Encyclopædia of Rural SportsBlaine2 10 0
Veterinary ArtDitto1 1 0
Canine PathologyDitto0 9 0
White’s FarrierySpooner0 14 0
FarrieryBrown0 13 6
The HorseYouatt0 10 0
The DogDitto0 6 0
The Horse’s MouthMayhew0 10 6
The Horse’s FootSpooner0 7 6
The Horse’s FootMiles0 10 6
Two Casts of DittoDitto0 6 0
The Ages of the Horse in Case0 5 0
The Muscles of the Horse Ditto0 5 0
The Anatomy of the Horse’s Foot Ditto0 5 0
Stable EconomyStewart0 6 6
Advice to Purchasers of HorsesDitto0 2 6
Nature and Management of the HorseRoper0 3 0
The Anatomy of the HorsePercivall1 0 0
Hippopathology, 5 vols.Ditto3 17 6
Form and Action of the HorsePercivall0 12 0
Veterinary PharmacyMorton0 10 0
Notitia VenaticaVyner0 15 0

THE RACING CALENDAR. STEEPLE-CHASE CALENDAR.

STUD BOOK, AND GUIDE TO THE TURF.

LONDON, MESSRS. FORES, 41, PICCADILLY,

(CORNER OF SACKVILLE STREET.)

May and December,

FROM THE ADMIRABLE PICTURE

BY MR. J. L. BRODIE,

EXHIBITED AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY,

Engraved in Mezzotint, highly finished,

BY MR. W. H. SIMMONS.

SIZE OF THE ENGRAVING, WITH MARGIN FOR FRAMING, 30 BY 25 INCHES.

Artists’ Proofs£3 3 0
Proofs Before Letters2 2 0
Prints 1 1 0
Prints, Coloured from the Original Picture 2 2 0

——

May and December. Engraved by W. H. Simmons, from a Painting by J. Lamont Brodie.—Fores & Co.

The visitors to the Royal Academy Exhibition of the past year, such at least of them as have an eye for the pleasing, the merry, and the bright—the admirers of Allegro, rather than her more solemn sister-nymph Penseroso—must have noticed, and having noticed, been attracted, by the clever painting of Mr. Brodie, bearing the title of “May and December.” The original picture, which can throw sunshine but on one apartment, is now multiplied; and numerous cheerful rays may beam from the walls of humbler persons of taste, less fortunate than the possessor of the artist’s first conception. Mr. Simmons has well performed his task of transferring from the canvas to the plate, the spirit, the mind, the vis comica of the original, while the depth of the middle-tinting and the chalklike softness of the flesh are evidences of his skilful care in the mechanical details. The subject, we may observe, for the information of those who did not visit the Exhibition, is a fine ripe laughing lass, a long way in her “teens,” if not just coming out of them; her face, which “smiles all over,” is turned full towards the spectator, and her half-delighted, half-mischievous eyes, are glittering with a mixture of gratified vanity, and a sense of the ludicrous absurdity of the situation of herself and her aged innamorato. The latter is indeed “December” personified. Imagine a beetle-browed, heavy-featured sexagenarian, or perchance approximating the three-score-and-ten of man’s pilgrimage, bending, with the devotion of an idol-worshipper, over one of the plump hands of his earthly divinity, which he holds in his gnarled and knotted fingers, and presses to his sensual lips, exposing over his artistically foreshortened face a polished cranium, denuded of its hirsute covering, except at the sides, where two fiercely brushed tufts of white hair still stand upright in admirable agreement with the organic development of obstinacy in its general bony contour. The accessories of the picture are also suggestive: on the left, where the mischievous maiden is seated, are a modern flower-vase, a guitar, &c., and in the chimney glass is reflected the portrait of a moustached militaire (doubtless a suitor for the fair hand here in the cold grasp of winter), which looks down on the group with an expression of appealing regret. On the right of the old man is a tankard of elegant chasing, a pen, and inkstand, and the like emblems. As a composition the picture is excellent, and as a piece of genre painting, and highly-finished engraving, “May and December” is a most agreeable and talented work.—Morning Advertiser.

PUBLISHED BY MESSRS. FORES, 41, PICCADILLY.

(CORNER OF SACKVILLE STREET.)

London: Printed by Harrison and Sons, 45, St. Martin’s Lane.

THE HORSE’S MOUTH,

SHOWING THE AGE BY THE TEETH.