Death of the Wild Bull (Scene in Chillingham Park)
A group which shows Lord Ossulston (later 6th Earl of Tankerville) holding a rifle and resting his foot upon a wild bull he has just shot. He is accompanied by his pony Hotspur, two bloodhounds and his deerhound Bran. The latter licks the keeper, Coles, whom he has just saved from being gored by the bull, which had tossed him. Based on a painting of 1836.
Artwork Details
- Title: Death of the Wild Bull (Scene in Chillingham Park)
- Engraver: Thomas Landseer (British, London 1795–1880 London)
- Artist: After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)
- Publisher: Henry Graves & Co. (British, active 1827–1926)
- Publisher: William Schaus (American, 1821–1892) , Washington DC
- Published in: Washington D.C.
- Date: February 2, 1874
- Medium: Etching and mezzotint
- Dimensions: Sheet: 26 7/16 x 25 3/4 in. (67.1 x 65.4 cm)
Image: 24 5/16 x 23 7/8 in. (61.8 x 60.7 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Anna Hyatt Huntington, 1974
- Object Number: 1974.672.20
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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