1st Whip: "Barbara! Garraway on Ye Ould Devil!" Fox Hunt Scene Watercolour by George Finch Mason

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Art Sz: 10"H x 14"W

Frame Sz: 16 1/4"H x 20 3/8"W

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George Finch Mason (1850-1915) was … Read more Art Sz: 10"H x 14"W

Frame Sz: 16 1/4"H x 20 3/8"W

Watercolour & bodycolour

George Finch Mason (1850-1915) was a sporting artist, author and illustrator, specialising in humorous studies and caricatures. His father was a schoolmaster at Eton and he was educated there in 1860-64. He contributed to several books including Humours of the Hunting Field (1886), Flowers of the Hunt (1889), The White Hart and other Stories (1891), The Run of the Season (1902), and Heroes and Heroines of the Grand National (1907 and 1911). He was a frequent contributor to many sporting publications of the time and was ‘Uncle Toby’ of The Sporting Times. He also worked for Punch. See less