F. C. TURNER THROWING THE LASSO 19TH C. ENGRAVING

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Ottawa, Ontario, CA

AFTER FRANCIS CALCRAFT TURNER (BRITISH, C. 1782�1846) ENGRAVED BY TIMOTHY STANSFELD ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1803�1879) "THROWING THE LASSO." (FROM THE SPORTING MAGAZINE, LONDON, CIRCA 1835�1845) HAND-COLOURED STEEL LINE ENGRAVING ON WOVE PAPER, LETTERED IN THE PLATE BELOW IMAGE "F. C. TURNER PINXT." LOWER LEFT, "T. S. ENGLEHEART SCULP." LOWER RIGHT, AND TITLED "THROWING THE LASSO." IN…

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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AFTER FRANCIS CALCRAFT TURNER (BRITISH, C. 1782�1846)
ENGRAVED BY TIMOTHY STANSFELD ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1803�1879)
"THROWING THE LASSO." (FROM THE SPORTING MAGAZINE, LONDON, CIRCA 1835�1845)
HAND-COLOURED STEEL LINE ENGRAVING ON WOVE PAPER, LETTERED IN THE PLATE BELOW IMAGE "F. C. TURNER PINXT." LOWER LEFT, "T. S. ENGLEHEART SCULP." LOWER RIGHT, AND TITLED "THROWING THE LASSO." IN OPEN CAPITALS CENTRE
3.25 X 4.75 IN PLATE
8.875 X 10.375 IN FRAMED
FRANCIS CALCRAFT TURNER WAS A CELEBRATED ENGLISH SPORTING AND ANIMAL PAINTER WHO EXHIBITED AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY AND BRITISH INSTITUTION BETWEEN 1810 AND 1846. RENOWNED FOR HIS LIVELY DEPICTIONS OF FOX HUNTING, STAG HUNTING, AND STEEPLECHASING, HIS COMPOSITIONS WERE FREQUENTLY ENGRAVED FOR LEADING 19TH-CENTURY BRITISH SPORTING PERIODICALS.