Fox Hunt
1671
Medium
etching
Dimensions
227; 169
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Fox Hunt** is a lively etching by Richard Gaywood a prominent 17th-century English printmaker active during the Restoration era. Created in 1671, this intimate work measures 169 mm high by 227 mm wide, capturing the thrill of a fox hunt in fine detail. Etching, Gaywood's favored technique, involved drawing into a wax-coated metal plate with acid etching the lines, allowing for expressive, fluid strokes that brought dynamic energy to scenes of equestrian pursuits—a popular motif reflecting England's aristocratic sporting culture under Charles II. The composition likely depicts hunters on hor...
About the Artist
Richard Gaywood · 1620–1680
Richard Gaywood (fl. 1650–1680) was an English engraver and printmaker who became the most prolific etcher working for the London print trade during the tumultuous years between the English Civil Wars and the Restoration. A pupil of the renowned Wenceslaus Hollar, Gaywood mastered his teacher's distinctive style while developing a thriving practice creating portraits and book frontispieces for Lon...