Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Howitt, Samuel, 1765?-1822
Title:
Orme's collection of British field sports : illustrated in twenty beautifully coloured engravings from designs by S. Howitt.
Alternate Title(s):
Collection of British field sports
Published / Created:
Guildford [England] : C.W. Traylen, [1955]
Physical Description:
[2] leaves, 20 leaves of plates : facsims. ; 45 x 55 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"[An] exact facsimile of the first and only edition of one of the rarest of all sporting books."--Title page verso.
Subject Terms:
Sporting prints. | Sports -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works. | Sports in art. | Hunting in art.
Form/Genre:
Facsimiles (Publishing) -- Great Britain -- 20th century. | Prospectuses.
Contributors:
Clark, J., 1789–1830, engraver. | Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764–1829, engraver. | Godby, James, 1767–1949, engraver. | Merke, Henri, engraver. | Swaine, John, 1775–1860, engraver. | Vivarès, Thomas, approximately 1735–approximately 1810, engraver. | Orme, Edward, 1775–1848.