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Framed Sporting Print - Rackets Kings Bench
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Framed Sporting Print - Rackets Kings Bench

18th century
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Description

Early 19th Century aquatint drawn and etched by Theo Lane, engraved by George Hunt and published by Charles Hunt 18 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London in the 1820s.

This print is double mounted in a silver coloured frame and is in very good condition.

Size:

Print - 11" x 13" (28x33cm) approx

Frame - 18.5"x 20" (47x51cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
47cm (18.50")
Width
51cm (20.08")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Declaration

AJD Antiques has dated this Antique Rackets Sporting Print to the Georgian era.

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SA888197
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30852
Description
Early 19th Century aquatint drawn and etched by Theo Lane, engraved by George Hunt and published by Charles Hunt 18 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London in the 1820s.

This print is double mounted in a silver coloured frame and is in very good condition.

Size:

Print - 11" x 13" (28x33cm) approx

Frame - 18.5"x 20" (47x51cm)

Height
47cm (18.50")
Width
51cm (20.08")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

AJD Antiques has dated this Antique Rackets Sporting Print to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA888197
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30852
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An antique sporting print is a nineteenth or eighteenth-century visual illustration depicting traditional games, athletic contests, horsemanship, or field pursuits. Popularised in Great Britain, these works recorded social history and leisure culture, often created by notable engravers for private collections.

Most prints from this period were created using copperplate etching, engraving, or aquatint methods onto woven rag paper. Once the black-and-white impression was pulled from the plate, watercolour pigment was applied by hand to add colour to the scene.

Original period prints feature a distinct indentation known as a plate mark around the image border where the metal plate was pressed into the paper. Authentic pieces also show irregular hand-applied watercolour washes and faint laid lines in rag paper, rather than uniform digital dot patterns.

Place framed sporting prints alongside traditional timber panelling, within gallery walls, or above classic furniture pieces such as writing desks and sideboards. Combining traditional framed works with minimalist modern lamps creates an engaging contrast in transitional spaces.

Keep antique paper artwork framed behind UV-filtering glass and use acid-free mounting materials to prevent foxing and discolouration. Hang the print away from direct sunlight, radiators, and areas with high humidity or temperature fluctuations.
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