Pair Antique Hand Coloured Aquatint Engravings Fox Hunting E A S Douglas Framed

A decorative pair of antique hand-coloured aquatint engravings depicting fox-hunting scenes, after the sporting artist E.A.S. Douglas, in matching oak frames under glass. One depicts the winter meet outside a snowy coaching inn; the other the hunt moving off across open country. Atmospheric sporting subjects of the classic English hunting tradition. These are aquatint engravings (an intaglio printmaking process valued for its soft, watercolour-like tonal washes), after E.A.S. Douglas, a 19th-century painter of sporting and hunting subjects - a more desirable medium than the later colour-printed reproductions. Each framed picture measures approximately 46 x 32 cm, and the pair displays handsomely together in matching oak frames. Offered in good antique condition; please study all photographs closely as they form part of this description, noting any foxing, fading or frame wear, and ask any questions before purchase. Sold as a pair, framed and glazed (collection or careful courier recommended).