A Hunting Piece No. 3 "The Whipper-In Thrown Out." Hand-painted engraving by Daniel Leperniere of a painting by John Wootton (ca.1683-1764). Image size approx. 16-3/4" x 23". In wood gilt frame, overall approx. 29-3/4" x 34". One of 'A Set of Prints engraved after the most capital Paintings in the Collection of Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress of Russia, lately in the Possession of the Earl of Orford at Houghton in Norfolk', published by John Boydell, London 1779. According to the inscription, the original painting measured 6 feet 10 inches high by 8 feet 5 inches long. The persons depicted include Sit Robert Walpole, Colonel Charles Churchill, and Mr. Turner.
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