‘“Let me try them,” said Lucy,’ 1865. Hand-coloured wood engraving drawn by john Leech and engraved by Joseph Swain. 4¼ x 6¼ inches. Facing 70 in Surtees’ Mr Facey Romford’s Hounds. This is a typical example of Leech’s representation of fox-hunting in which he stresses the disorder of the event as riders struggle against muddy conditions, malevolent brambles and, most tellingly, the characters’ own stupidity and incompetence. Always dynamic, his illustrations combine social satire with journalistic reportage.
Photograph and text by Simon Cooke. You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link to this URL in a web document or cite it in a print one. [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
Bibliography
[Surtees, Robert]. Mr Facey Romford’s Hounds. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1865.
Created 24 March 2024