{"product_id":"samuel-howitt-duck-shooting-aquatint-engraving-1808","title":"Georgian English Samuel Howitt “Duck Shooting” Hand-Colored Aquatint, Published 1807","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original Georgian-era hand-colored aquatint engraving titled Duck Shooting after renowned English sporting artist Samuel Howitt (1756-1822), published in London on April 1, 1807.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis finely detailed sporting scene depicts two huntsmen and their dogs pursuing waterfowl within an atmospheric marsh landscape. The print is beautifully hand-colored in soft greens, ochres, and muted blue-grey tones that lend themselves perfectly to English country and traditional interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower margin bears the title Duck Shooting alongside its French translation La Chasse aux Canards, as well as the original publication inscription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Published \u0026amp; Sold April 1, 1807 by Edward Orme, Printseller to the King, Engraver \u0026amp; Publisher, Bond Street, the corner of Brook Street, London.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Orme was one of London’s foremost print publishers of the Georgian period and held the distinguished title of Printseller to King George III. A numbered medallion appears at the lower center of the engraving, indicating its place within the publisher’s sporting print series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented in a traditional dark wood frame with warm ochre matting and protected beneath glass, this piece offers over two centuries of English sporting history and would make a wonderful addition to a library, study, mudroom, or curated gallery wall.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stone and Relic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46546672517281,"sku":"S\u0026R-107","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/2408\/5153\/files\/IMG_5796-Photoroom.jpg?v=1784254445","url":"https:\/\/stoneandrelic.com\/products\/samuel-howitt-duck-shooting-aquatint-engraving-1808","provider":"Stone and Relic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}