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William H Hopkins (active 1853-1890-d. 1892)

Her Majesty's Buckhounds with the Earl of Hardwicke, Huntsmen and Whips Signed and dated 1875

Oil on canvas | 97.6 x 157.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 407840

Her Majesty's Buckhounds with the Earl of Hardwicke, Huntsmen and Whips

William H Hopkins (active 1853-1890-d. 1892)

Her Majesty's Buckhounds with the Earl of Hardwicke, Huntsmen and Whips Signed and dated 1875

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Description

Five men mounted on horseback with Lord Hardwicke in centre wearing top hat and red hunting coat, the others wearing red and gold coats with black riding hats; in landscape with Windsor Castle in left background and about twenty hounds around horses legs.

Provenance

Bequeathed to Queen Elizabeth II in 2003
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection William H Hopkins (active 1853-1890-d. 1892)
(artist)

Search the collection Edmund Havell (active 1840-90)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Comptroller of the Household
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Oil on canvas

oil paint, canvas

Measurements

97.6 x 157.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)

139.2 x 199.8 x 13.5 cm (frame, external)
Groupings
Category
Paintings
Object type(s)
visual works
paintings
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Agriculture and related techniques
Animal husbandry
Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
Hunting methods
Hunting on horseback
Fox hunting
Dogs
Hunting & sporting dogs
Hounds
Buckhounds
References

Other number(s)

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Alternative title(s)

Her Majesty's Buck Hounds with the Right Honourable The Earl of Hardwicke and the huntsmen and whips

5th Earl of Hardwicke with the Buckhounds in Windsor Park

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