English Pastoral Woolwork Embroidery With Horse, Hounds & Rabbits, 19th Century

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A beautifully atmospheric 19th century English woolwork embroidery featuring a horse and sidesaddle rider, hounds, rabbits, birds, and woodland scenery, … Read more A beautifully atmospheric 19th century English woolwork embroidery featuring a horse and sidesaddle rider, hounds, rabbits, birds, and woodland scenery, all worked in soft tones with wonderful texture and English country house charm.
A beautifully worked 19th century English woolwork embroidery depicting a romantic countryside scene with a woman riding a horse sidesaddle, a male attendant, hounds, rabbits, birds, flowering plants, and layered woodland trees. The soft palette of sage green, cream, ochre, pale rose, and warm brown gives the piece a wonderfully mellow English country house feel.
The scene is filled with charming detail, including long, slender hounds moving through tall grasses, rabbits tucked into the rolling landscape, birds in flight overhead, and the two central figures each carrying birds through the woodland setting. The composition blends pastoral imagery with subtle sporting motifs while retaining a gentle, storybook atmosphere.
Worked in wool threads on a neutral linen ground, the embroidery has richly varied texture throughout, with dimensional stitchwork creating movement in the horse, trees, sky, figures, and foliage. The overall effect feels decorative, layered, and quietly whimsical — the kind of textile art that works beautifully in collected interiors.
Presented in a later giltwood frame with a slate blue liner that complements the cool green and cream tones of the embroidery especially well.
A distinctive piece of antique English textile art, ideal for a library, bedroom, hallway, study, or layered gallery wall. Particularly appealing for English country, hunt country, cottage, traditional, and grandmillennial interiors.
England, Mid to Late 19th Century
Frame – Width: 25 ½ In.; Height: 25 In.
Sight: Width: 20 In.; height: 19 ½ In. See less