On offer is an Antique 1807 Colour Engraving Drawn by Samuel Howitt La Chasse aux Canards/Duck Shooting and engraved by Godby & Merke.

Frame measures approx. 57x46cm

Scuffs and scratches on the frame.

Print has watermarks on the bottom right white boarder.

The framed print titled "Duck Shooting" / "La Chasse aux Canards" is an antique aquatint engraving originally designed by British sporting artist Samuel Howitt and published by Edward Orme in London in 1807 as part of Orme's Collection of British Field Sports. [

• Artwork Origin: Drawn by Samuel Howitt (1765–1822) and frequently engraved by masters like J. Godby and H. Merke.

• Subject Matter: Depicts a traditional English marshland hunting scene featuring a sportsmen with guns, hunting dogs flushing out fowl, and scenic winter trees.

• Collectibility: Part of a celebrated 20-plate folio series considered one of the finest achievements in 19th-century sporting illustration.