(French, 1696–1762)

The Hounds at Fault, 1726, John Wootton, publisher, the second in a series of hunting prints engraved by Bernard Bacon, engraving on laid paper, 20-1/2 x 29-3/8 in. (sheet); unframed

Note: This is the second in a series of hunting prints engraved by Bernard Baron in 1726. Copies of this print are rare to the market and are usually colored. The series of four "Hunting Pieces", of which this is one, can be found at The National Trust, United Kingdom and other institutional collections.

, Provenance: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Proceeds to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund uncolored, handling grime, trimmed at plate, toning, some tears, restoration, pencil inscriptions, remnants of former mounting tape archival tape supporting central crease separation