AFTER F.C. TURNER 'BACHELOR'S HALL' PLATE 1

AFTER FRANCIS CALCRAFT TURNER (BRITISH, C. 1782�1846), ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES HUNT (1803�1877) ANTIQUE HAND-COLOURED AQUATINT WITH ETCHING ON PAPER, PLATE 3 FROM THE SIX-PART SUITE "BACHELOR'S HALL", CIRCA 1835�1837 INSCRIBED WITH HUNTING VERSES AFTER CHARLES DIBDIN IN LOWER MARGIN FLANKING CENTRAL TITLE PROVENANCE:ACQUIRED FROM FRANKLIN AND HARE LTD., TAUNTON, SOMERSET 10.5 X 13.75 IN PLATE 15.37\5 X 19.625 IN FRAMED "BACHELOR'S HALL" COMPRISES A HIGHLY CELEBRATED SIX-PLATE SUITE OF ENGLISH HUNTING PRINTS CONCEIVED BY PROMINENT SPORTING PAINTER FRANCIS CALCRAFT TURNER (C. 1782�1846) AND ENGRAVED BY MASTER AQUATINTER CHARLES HUNT. INSPIRED BY POPULAR HUNTING MELODIES OF THE GEORGIAN ERA, THIS OPENING COMPOSITION DELIGHTFULLY CAPTURES THE MORNING GATHERING OUTSIDE THE HALL GATES WITH SPLENDID EQUESTRIAN DRAFTING AND FINE PERIOD HAND-APPLIED WATERCOLOUR HIGHLIGHTS, PRESERVED IN INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND THE UK GOVERNMENT ART COLLECTION.