7 framed plates taken from "Oriental Field Sports" published by Edward Orme, 1819

Description: 7 hand‑coloured aquatints based on Captain Williamson’s sketches and executed by Samuel Howitt, in the famous volume "Oriental Field Sports", showcasing the diverse fauna and hunting practices of colonial India. First published 1807, these are from the 1819 second edition. Celebrated by collectors and scholars as “the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence”. In very good condition but some light foxing marks consistent with age, framed.

• No. 1 "Going Out in the Morning",
• No. 2 "Beating Sugar Canes for a Hog",
• No. 3 "The Chase After a Hog",
• No. 4 "Hunter's Coming by Surprise on a Tigress and Cubs",
• No. 5 "The Hog at Bay",
• No. 6 "The Dead Hog" and
• No. 7 "The Return From Hunting".

Artist: Based on Captain Thomas Williamson’s sketches and executed by Samuel Howitt

Date: First published 1807, these are from the 1819 second edition

Size: Frame size 29cm x 22cm