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1.
De venatione

Creator:
Xenophon
Published / Created:
[between 1490 and 1500]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 149
Image Count:
33
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper (highly polished) of Xenophon, De venatione, translated into Latin by Leonicenus Omnibonus and preceded by a dedicatory epistle to John Tiptoft
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks: similar in design to Briquet Oiseau 12127., Script: Written in a well formed italic by a single scribe., Spaces left for rubrics and initials., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Paper case with paste paper sides. Rebound in Yale Conservation Studio in 1982.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Bonisoli, Ognibene, ca. 1412-1474. and Xenophon.
Subject (Topic):
Hunting and Manuscripts, Medieval
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > De venatione

2.
Shooting. engraved after an original picture in the possession of Mr. Bradford / [graphic] : Plate

Creator:
Woollett, William, 1735-1785, printmaker
Published / Created:
30th Sep. 1770.
Call Number:
770.09.30.01++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two men hunt in the field across from a thatched cottage (left) with large tree in it front yard, separated from the road by a rail fence. The hunter on the left has just fired his gun at two birds in flight above right. His companion stands ready with his gun as two hounds watch for their catch
Description:
Titled etched below image., With two stanzas of verse, four lines each, on either side of title: A gentle gale that blows along the land ... The rest well mark'd, again are to be found., One of a set of four prints showing a day of hunting, with verses below the image beneath each image describing the progression., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. Bradford, No. 132 Fleet Street, London, as the act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Game bird hunting, Hunters, British, Hunting, and Hunting dogs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Shooting. engraved after an original picture in the possession of Mr. Bradford / [graphic] : Plate IIId

3.
Shooting. engraved after an original picture in the possession of Mr. Bradford / [graphic] : Plate

Creator:
Woollett, William, 1735-1785, printmaker
Published / Created:
30th Augt. 1770.
Call Number:
770.08.30.01++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two men armed with guns walk towards a field across from a thatched cottage (left) as two hounds bound ahead
Description:
Titled etched below image., With two stanzas of verse, four lines each, on either side of title: Bright sol's all chearing beams illum the day, The dew's exhal'd from all the spangled spray ... Now snuff the air, now scent the tainted ground., One of a set of four prints showing a day of hunting, with verses below the image beneath each image describing the progression., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. Bradford, No. 132 Fleet Street, London, as the act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Game bird hunting, Hunters, British, Hunting, and Hunting dogs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Shooting. engraved after an original picture in the possession of Mr. Bradford / [graphic] : Plate IId

4.
Shooting. engraved after an original picture in the possession of Mr. Bradford / [graphic] : Plate

Creator:
Woollett, William, 1735-1785, printmaker
Published / Created:
25 Octr. 1771.
Call Number:
771.10.25.01++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In a dense forest, two men with hounds rest by a tree; one, standing, holds a rabbit; the other lounges beside the tree under which is their kill of game birds
Description:
Titled etched below image., With two stanzas of verse, four lines each, on either side of title: Sated with sport as one recumbent lies, Success the other strews before his eyes ... Each night, whilst, they rehearse the oft told tale., One of a set of four prints showing a day of hunting, with verses below the image beneath each image describing the progression., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. Bradford, No. 132 Fleet Street, London, as the act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Game bird hunting, Hunters, British, Hunting, and Hunting dogs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Shooting. engraved after an original picture in the possession of Mr. Bradford / [graphic] : Plate IV

5.
Shooting. engraved after an original picture in the possession of Mr. Bradford / [graphic] : Plate

Creator:
Woollett, William, 1735-1785, printmaker
Published / Created:
1st Augt. 1769.
Call Number:
770.08.01.01++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
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
Description:
Titled etched below image., With two stanzas of verse, four lines each, on either side of title: Soon as the grey ey'd Morn's uncertain light, Forsakes dull, Morpehus and the shades of Night ... Vaining each Master charge the murdering gun., One of a set of four prints showing a day of hunting, with verses below the image beneath each image describing the progression., and Imperfect impression with loss of first(?) word of imprint. Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
[Published] by Thos. Bradford, No. 132 Fleet Street, London, as the act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Game bird hunting, Hunters, British, Hunting, and Hunting dogs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Shooting. engraved after an original picture in the possession of Mr. Bradford / [graphic] : Plate Ist

6.
The sportsman taking refreshment [graphic]

Creator:
Spooner, Charles, 1720-1767, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1760]
Call Number:
760.00.00.12+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Publication date inferred from publisher's address., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Mounted to 27 x 40 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for Jno. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Dogs, Eating & drinking, Fireplaces, Hunting, Interiors, Pictures, Pipes (Smoking), Tables, and Taverns (Inns)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The sportsman taking refreshment [graphic]

7.
Chimpanzee [graphic]

Creator:
Scotin, Gérard Jean Baptiste, 1698-approximately 1755, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd Nov. 27, 1738, according to the late act.
Call Number:
738.11.27.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A chimpanzee holding a bowl stands in a landscape, a decorated frame surrounding the image. In the background left, a man shoots an arrow at chimpanzees climbing a palm tree, and on the right three chimpanzees play on the ground, one standing upright holding a stick
Description:
Title engraved below image., Six lines of text below title: This creature was brought over by Capt. Henry Flower in the ship Speaker from Angola, on the coast of Guinea, in August 1738. It is of the female kind, & is two feet four inches high, walks erect ..., Dedication engraved at bottom of plate: To Sr. Hans Sloane Bart., President of the Royal Society, this plate is humbly inscribed., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660-1753.
Subject (Topic):
Animals in human situations, Chimpanzees, and Hunting
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Chimpanzee [graphic]

8.
Sportsman's hall [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1806]
Call Number:
Print00210
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A scene in a hunting lodge with tired hunters are relaxing on comfortable chairs and sofas, surrounded by their hunting dogs. A woman in a riding habit blows a French horn as one of the huntsman grasps her around the waist. On the wall are a hunting trophy (stag), a painting of a hunt in progress, and three rifles
Alternative Title:
Fox-hunters relaxing
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top edge., A seemingly reversed version of the same design is given the title "Fox-hunters relaxing" by Grego. See: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 279, 281., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Gout, Alcoholic beverages, Courtship, Dogs, French horns, Hunting, Hunting dogs, Hunting trophies, Riding habits, and Rifles
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Sportsman's hall [graphic]

9.
Sportsman's hall [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1812]
Call Number:
812.00.00.56+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A scene in a hunting lodge with tired hunters are relaxing on comfortable chairs and sofas, surrounded by their hunting dogs. A woman in a riding habit blows a French horn as one of the huntsman grasps her around the waist. On the wall are a hunting trophy (stag), a painting of a hunt in progress, and three rifles
Alternative Title:
Fox-hunters relaxing
Description:
Title etched below image., A seemingly reversed version of the same design is given the title "Fox-hunters relaxing" by Grego. See: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 279, 281., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Dogs, French horns, Hunting, Hunting dogs, Hunting trophies, and Riding habits
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Sportsman's hall [graphic]

10.
Sportsman's hall [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1812]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 12
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A scene in a hunting lodge with tired hunters are relaxing on comfortable chairs and sofas, surrounded by their hunting dogs. A woman in a riding habit blows a French horn as one of the huntsman grasps her around the waist. On the wall are a hunting trophy (stag), a painting of a hunt in progress, and three rifles
Alternative Title:
Fox-hunters relaxing
Description:
Title etched below image., A seemingly reversed version of the same design is given the title "Fox-hunters relaxing" by Grego. See: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 279, 281., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 23.1 x 31.3 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of title from bottom edge., and Mounted on leaf 27 of volume 12 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Dogs, French horns, Hunting, Hunting dogs, Hunting trophies, and Riding habits
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Sportsman's hall [graphic]

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