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Aquatint engraving, coloured by hand, by James Godby and Henri Merke (watermark: 'J. Whatman 1805'). A fine image from 'Orme's Collection of British Field Sports': "the finest and most important sporting book of the last two centuries" (Schwerdt) Samuel Howitt, "genius, artist, sportsman", concentrated his considerable artistic talents on picturing scenes of horse-racing and hunting in all its aspects. Born in Nottinghamshire, England, Howitt was largely self-taught ,"although he must have been helped by his companions George Morland, Rowlandson and John Raphael Smith. Howitt's watercolours of hunting, shooting and racing have delightful spontaneity. An enthusiastic sportsman himself, he had sufficient family money to paint at first only for his own and his friends pleasure. However, this fortune was quickly dissipated and Howitt moved to London. [He made a living], partly by etching at which he was extremely skilled. As an artist he was prolific, more than 150 of his designs were published in The Sporting Magazine. He illustrated Beckford's Thoughts on Hunting, and other books, including Orme's Collection of British Field Sports. The light touch of his pen, the delicacy of his brushwork and his experience of field sports ensured all that he drew was animated and accurate." (Charles Lane British Racing Prints pp.132-133). Cf. Abbey Scenery 14; Lane British Sporting Prints p.133; Mellon British Sporting and Animal Drawings p.106; Siltzer p.164; cf. Schwerdt II, p.53; Siltzer p.164; cf.Tooley 273.

Aquatint engraving, coloured by hand, by Thomas Vivares and Henri Merke. A fine image from 'Orme's Collection of British Field Sports': "the finest and most important sporting book of the last two centuries" (Schwerdt) Samuel Howitt, "genius, artist, sportsman", concentrated his considerable artistic talents on picturing scenes of horse-racing and hunting in all its aspects. Born in Nottinghamshire, England, Howitt was largely self-taught ,"although he must have been helped by his companions George Morland, Rowlandson and John Raphael Smith. Howitt's watercolours of hunting, shooting and racing have delightful spontaneity. An enthusiastic sportsman himself, he had sufficient family money to paint at first only for his own and his friends' pleasure. However, this fortune was quickly dissipated and Howitt moved to London. [He made a living], partly by etching at which he was extremely skilled. As an artist he was prolific. more than 150 of his designs were published in The Sporting Magazine. He illustrated Beckford's Thoughts on Hunting, and other books, including Orme's Collection of British Field Sports. The light touch of his pen, the delicacy of his brushwork and his experience of field sports ensured all that he drew was animated and accurate." (Charles Lane British Racing Prints pp.132-133). Cf. Abbey Scenery 14; Lane British Sporting Prints p.133; Mellon British Sporting and Animal Drawings p.106; Siltzer p.164; cf. Schwerdt II, p.53; Siltzer p.164; cf.Tooley 273.

London, Orme, 1807. [Reprint Guilford, C.W.Traylen, (c.1980's)]. [2] pp. (= title-page & list of plates) 20 col. facsimile plts [44 x 55 cm.], engraved by various artists, after drawings by Samuel Howitt. Stiff softcover. Oblong folio.Nice collection of facsimile plates of English hunting scenes (19 x) and one plate depicting a horse race.

Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches). For Oriental Field Sports, 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Siltzer p.164.

Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches). For Oriental Field Sports, 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Siltzer p.164.

Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches). 32 For Oriental Field Sports, 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Captain Williamson was an extremely talented amateur artist who had built up a fine collection of sketches suitable for turning in to aquatint. He teamed up with Howett - a notable sportsman as well as an industrious engraver of animals to produce this magnificent work, widely considered to contain the finest images of field sports of the Orient. By their very nature aquatint books were always very expensive, but the British public had a great curiosity about India and Williamson's work helped satisfy this desire to know more about the customs of Britain's new addition to the empire.

Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches). 39 For Oriental Field Sports, 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Siltzer p.164.

Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches). 34 For "Oriental Field Sports".

Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches). 36 For Oriental Field Sports, 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Captain Williamson was an extremely talented amateur artist who had built up a fine collection of sketches suitable for turning in to aquatint. He teamed up with HowItt - a notable sportsman as well as an industrious engraver of animals to produce this magnificent work, widely considered to contain the finest images of field sports of the Orient. By their very nature aquatint books were always very expensive, but the British public had a great curiosity about India and Williamson's work helped satisfy this desire to know more about the customs of Britain's new addition to the empire.

Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 375 x 490mm. (14.75 x 19.25 inches). Siltzer p. 164. For "Oriental Field Sports".

Single sheet, (17 ½ x 22 ¼ inches). Fine aquatint engraving showing fishermen in the Ganges River (slightly toned). Second edition, first published in 1807/8. A wonderfully detailed hand-colored aquatint sporting print by Samuel Howitt from the octavo edition of his book "Oriental Field Sports; Being a Complete, Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the East." This scene was rendered for the book by Howitt based on Captain Thomas Williamson's original on-site sketches. Howitt was a keen sportsman, hunter, rider, and angler. "A self-taught artist, he turned professional when financial difficulties forced him to earn a living. He drew on his enthusiasm and knowledge as a sportsman and produced sporting and natural history paintings, etchings, and illustrations. He sometimes worked in oils but more frequently in watercolours, and he was an accomplished etcher" (Ruth Cohn for DNB).

Aquatint engraving with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 370 x 490mm. (14.50 x 19.25 inches). 37 For Oriental Field Sports, 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Captain Williamson was an extremely talented amateur artist who had built up a fine collection of sketches suitable for turning in to aquatint. He teamed up with Howett - a notable sportsman as well as an industrious engraver of animals to produce this magnificent work, widely considered to contain the finest images of field sports of the Orient. By their very nature aquatint books were always very expensive, but the British public had a great curiosity about India and Williamson's work helped satisfy this desire to know more about the customs of Britain's new addition to the empire. Siltzer p.164.