A fine hand coloured sporting copper engraving from the time of the English Regency titled �Morning of the first of September�.It depicts a gentleman on horseback, carrying a flintlock musket, setting out for a mornings sport accompanied by his two pointer dogs.It is the first of September, the first day of the partridge shooting season.A good and clear impression on a wove paper with beautiful hand colouring within a Hogarth frame with gilt slip.Both engraving and frame are in first class condition.Engraved by John Scott (1774�1827) after a work by the English painter and draughtsman Abraham Cooper (1787-1868) and published in Regency London in 1815.Publication details and title in open letters below image:Cooper Pinxt. / Scott Sculp. / MORNING OF THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER / Published Sept. 1st. 1815 by J. Wheble, 18 Warwick Square, London.Frame size approx: 8 1/4 ins. by 10 1/2 ins. (21 cm. by 26.7 cm.)Postage UK: � 11.00 Special delivery next day.Portage overseas: � 28.00 International signed for.Payment may be made via cheque, bank transfer or Paypal.To pay by credit or debit card over the phone please contact me on 07790 479615 or 01787 223001.Any questions please phone or email.All our items are carefully packed and are always sentby Royal Mail recorded delivery.Height is 21cm (8.3inches)
Width is 26.7cm (10.5inches)
Depth is 2cm (0.8inches)