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The Sportsman's Repository;
comprising A Series of Highly Finished Engravings
Representing the Horse and the Dog, in all their varieties;

by John Scott
London; Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden
MDCCCXLV (1845)

Original 175+-year-old copperplate engravings from paintings by
Marshall, Reinagle, Gilpin, Stubbs, and Cooper

Sheet size: approximately 10.875 x 7.875 inches • Thick woven paper
Image size varies somewhat, but approximately 7.75 x 5.5 inches


Note: many of the engravings have some damp staining in the margins that do not affect the image area.
Some also have foxing. Please consult the provided enlargements by clicking on the thumbnail images below.
The Darvill's electronic watermark does not appear on the antique engraving.

Blood Hound
Blood Hound
From a painting by P. Reinagle
$25
A FEW FOX MARKS IN RIGHT MARGIN
Southern Hound
Southern Hound
From a painting by P. Reinagle
DAMP STAIN IN RIGHT MARGIN, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Stag Hound
Stag Hound
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Fox Hounds
Fox Hounds
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Fox Hounds
Terriers
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Beagles
Beagles
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Harrier
Harrier
From a painting by P. Reinagle
$35
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Greyhound
Greyhound
From a painting by P. Reinagle
FAINT FOX MARK TO RIGHT OF DOG (NOT AS NOTICEABLE AS IN THE SCAN)
Italian Greyhounds
Italian Greyhounds
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
 
Irish Greyhound
Irish Greyhound
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER and CREASE UPPER RIGHT CORNER, BOTH EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Lurcher
Lurcher
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Shepherd's Dog
Shepherd's Dog
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Springer
Springer
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Water Spaniel
Water Spaniel
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Water Dog
Water Dog
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING; NOTE THE NARROW BOTTOM MARGIN BELOW TITLE; TINY FOX MARKS IN MARGIN AND A FAINT AREA OF FOXING IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF IMAGE (NOT AS NOTICEABLE AS IN SCAN)
Spanish Spaniel
Spanish Pointer
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING; SOME FOXING IN LOWER LEFT OF IMAGE
Pointer
Pointer
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING; NOTE THE NARROWISH BOTTOM MARGIN BELOW TITLE; TINY FOX MARKS IN IMAGE (NOT AS NOTICEABLE AS IN SCAN)
Setter
Setter
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Dalmation
Dalmation
From a painting by P. Reinagle
SMALL DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Newfoundland Dog
Newfoundland Dog
From a painting by P. Reinagle
$35
DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING
Greenland Dog
Greenland Dog
From a painting by P. Reinagle
$35
DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER AND FOX MARK IN UPPER MARGIN, BOTH EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING;
Pug
Pugs
From a painting by P. Reinagle
$15
DAMP STAIN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, EASILY COVERED WHEN MOUNTING/MATTING; FOXING IN IMAGE AND MARGIN
Bull Dog
Bull Dog
From a painting by P. Reinagle (? — Faint inscription)
LIGHT, TINY FOX MARKS IN MARGINS
Mastiff
Mastiff
From a painting by P. Reinagle
The Horse
The Dog
$25
(image size is approx. 5 7/8 x 3 inches on a page with text below and on the back)
Tear on right side of page below engraving
Frontispiece
Frontispiece
Printed on lighter weight paper; trimmed left edge; fox mark top margin; would mount/mat well.
$25

(Horses)
Antique Natural History prints