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19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880
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19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

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Description

Victorian Oil Painting: View Halloo (The Berkeley Hunt) c.1880

By Charles Faulkner (British, active 1874–1900)

(This work is number 2 of 4 in the series. The remaining three paintings are available separately; if you wish to purchase all four together, please send a message.)

Subject & Medium

A finely executed oil on board capturing the pivotal View Halloo moment in a traditional English foxhunt. Faulkner animates riders, hounds, and the Gloucestershire landscape with the precision and atmosphere characteristic of late Victorian sporting art.

Composition & Technique

The composition is built on strong diagonal movement and a sense of forward momentum:

Foreground: Hounds painted with tight anatomical accuracy, shown in full extension as they break into pursuit.

Middle ground: Riders in scarlet coats navigate pasture, hedgerows, and brush. One leaps a fence; another is dramatically unseated behind foliage—adding dynamic energy and narrative tension.

Background: A misty view of the Cotswolds and Berkeley Vale, rendered with blended, muted tones to create distance and atmosphere.

Faulkner balances crisp figure work with broader landscape handling, achieving both clarity and depth. The controlled brushwork on horses and hounds contrasts with soft, tonal transitions in the surrounding fields and sky.

About the Hunt Scene

The painting captures the electrifying instant when the fox is sighted breaking cover:

• A huntsman raises his whip, calling out the traditional “View Halloo.”

• The field responds instantly—hounds surge forward while riders pivot, leap, and rally.

• The fox darts across the left of the composition, small yet central to the unfolding drama.

• Winter trees, rolling pastures, and distant hills root the scene unmistakably in the historical Berkeley Hunt territory of Gloucestershire.

The result is a vivid and authentic record of Victorian sporting life at its most dynamic.

About the Artist

Charles Faulkner (fl. 1874–1900) was a respected British sporting painter known for:

• Lively and accurate depictions of horses and hounds

• Faithful representation of hunt attire and traditional fieldcraft

• Atmospheric renderings of the English countryside

• Strong narrative structure and dramatic compositions

Faulkner’s works remain highly collectable examples of nineteenth-century equestrian and rural sporting art.

Signature

Signed “Faulkner” lower left, consistent with his established signature style of the period.

Frame

Presented in a recently fitted Rococo-style gilt frame with moulded scrolling and floral ornamentation, paired with museum-quality AR70 protective glass. The warm gold finish complements the scarlet hunting coats, dark horses, and earthy greens, offering a period-appropriate and visually striking display.

Framed dimensions: 41 cm (W) × 26.5 cm (H) × 4 cm (D)

Suitable for libraries, sporting rooms, country houses, and refined interior settings.

Provenance

• Gloucestershire Art & Antiques Dealer

• Harriet Wynter, Interior Decorations & Antiques, Brighton

• Private Collection

• Curated and catalogued by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

A strong and reputable provenance enhancing long-term collectability.

Highlights

• Museum-exhibited Victorian foxhunting scene

• High-energy narrative with riders, hounds, fox, and landscape in full motion

• Signed example by a recognised Victorian sporting artist

• Rich period atmosphere and historically grounded setting

• Beautiful Rococo-style gilt frame, ready for display

• Excellent addition to equestrian, countryside, or sporting-art collections

• Strong decorative appeal and solid investment potential

Condition Report

• Stable board support

• Fine, stable craquelure

• Small paint losses in the sky

• Abrasions to the outer edges

• Aged varnish and surface soiling typical of the period

The painting presents attractively; optional co

Physical Dimensions
Height
26.5cm (10.43")
Width
41cm (16.14")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Declaration

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Equestrian Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1178899
Dealers Internal Reference
744
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Description
Victorian Oil Painting: View Halloo (The Berkeley Hunt) c.1880

By Charles Faulkner (British, active 1874–1900)

(This work is number 2 of 4 in the series.

“
The remaining three paintings are available separately; if you wish to purchase all four together, please send a message.
Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

)

fig 1. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 1. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

Subject & Medium

A finely executed oil on board capturing the pivotal View Halloo moment in a traditional English foxhunt. Faulkner animates riders, hounds, and the Gloucestershire landscape with the precision and atmosphere characteristic of late Victorian sporting art.

fig 2. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 2. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

Composition & Technique

The composition is built on strong diagonal movement and a sense of forward momentum:

Foreground: Hounds painted with tight anatomical accuracy, shown in full extension as they break into pursuit.

fig 3. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 3. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

Middle ground: Riders in scarlet coats navigate pasture, hedgerows, and brush. One leaps a fence; another is dramatically unseated behind foliage—adding dynamic energy and narrative tension.

Background: A misty view of the Cotswolds and Berkeley Vale, rendered with blended, muted tones to create distance and atmosphere.

fig 4. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 4. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

Faulkner balances crisp figure work with broader landscape handling, achieving both clarity and depth. The controlled brushwork on horses and hounds contrasts with soft, tonal transitions in the surrounding fields and sky.

fig 5. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 5. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

About the Hunt Scene

The painting captures the electrifying instant when the fox is sighted breaking cover:

• A huntsman raises his whip, calling out the traditional “View Halloo.”

• The field responds instantly—hounds surge forward while riders pivot, leap, and rally.

fig 6. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 6. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

• The fox darts across the left of the composition, small yet central to the unfolding drama.

• Winter trees, rolling pastures, and distant hills root the scene unmistakably in the historical Berkeley Hunt territory of Gloucestershire.

fig 7. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 7. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

The result is a vivid and authentic record of Victorian sporting life at its most dynamic.

About the Artist

Charles Faulkner (fl. 1874–1900) was a respected British sporting painter known for:

• Lively and accurate depictions of horses and hounds

fig 8. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 8. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

• Faithful representation of hunt attire and traditional fieldcraft

• Atmospheric renderings of the English countryside

• Strong narrative structure and dramatic compositions

Faulkner’s works remain highly collectable examples of nineteenth-century equestrian and rural sporting art.

fig 9. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 9. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

Signature

Signed “Faulkner” lower left, consistent with his established signature style of the period.

Frame

Presented in a recently fitted Rococo-style gilt frame with moulded scrolling and floral ornamentation, paired with museum-quality AR70 protective glass. The warm gold finish complements the scarlet hunting coats, dark horses, and earthy greens, offering a period-appropriate and visually striking display.

fig 10. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 10. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

Framed dimensions: 41 cm (W) × 26.5 cm (H) × 4 cm (D)

Suitable for libraries, sporting rooms, country houses, and refined interior settings.

Provenance

• Gloucestershire Art & Antiques Dealer

• Harriet Wynter, Interior Decorations & Antiques, Brighton

fig 11. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 11. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

• Private Collection

• Curated and catalogued by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

A strong and reputable provenance enhancing long-term collectability.

Highlights

• Museum-exhibited Victorian foxhunting scene

fig 12. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 12. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

• High-energy narrative with riders, hounds, fox, and landscape in full motion

• Signed example by a recognised Victorian sporting artist

• Rich period atmosphere and historically grounded setting

• Beautiful Rococo-style gilt frame, ready for display

fig 13. A 19th-century oil painting depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with huntsmen on horseback and hounds in an open landscape, enclosed in an ornate gilded frame.
fig 13. 19th Century Painting: View Halloo the Berkeley Hunt C1880

• Excellent addition to equestrian, countryside, or sporting-art collections

• Strong decorative appeal and solid investment potential

Condition Report

• Stable board support

• Fine, stable craquelure

• Small paint losses in the sky

• Abrasions to the outer edges

• Aged varnish and surface soiling typical of the period

The painting presents attractively; optional co

Height
26.5cm (10.43")
Width
41cm (16.14")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Date of Manufacture

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Equestrian Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1178899
Dealers Internal Ref
744
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19th-century British sporting art encompasses paintings, prints, and sculptures depicting traditional rural pursuits such as fox hunting, horse racing, shooting, and fishing. Popularised during the Georgian and Victorian eras, these works celebrated country life and equestrian culture, often commissioned by landowners to record their estates, hounds, and horses.

Victorian oil paintings were typically executed on stretched linen canvas or wooden panels using natural oil-based pigments. Frames from this era were constructed from carved wood or moulded composition (compo) applied to timber, finished with water or oil gilding using delicate gold leaf.

Authentic 19th-century oil paintings usually show natural signs of age, including fine surface cracking (craquelure), gentle discolouration of the varnish, and oxidation on the canvas reverse. Frame construction often features hand-cut wood joinery, square nails, or Victorian stencil marks from artists colourmen.

A Victorian sporting painting can be integrated into modern interiors by hanging it as a focal point above a mantelpiece or console table. Pairing traditional equestrian art with contemporary furniture or neutral colour schemes creates a balanced contrast that highlights the artworks historic detail.

Keep the artwork away from direct sunlight, excess moisture, and direct heat sources to prevent cracking or warping. Dust the frame and surface gently with a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding liquid cleaners or chemical polishes which can damage the delicate gold leaf and paint surface.
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