Pursuit Collection (page 4)

Bear Hunt, from Landscapes with Old and New Testament Scenes and Hunting Scenes, 1584

The Pursuit, n. d. Creator: Rodolphe Bresdin
The Pursuit, n.d

Prince and Princess Hunting Blackbuck, mid-18th century. Creator: Unknown
Prince and Princess Hunting Blackbuck, mid-18th century

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in autumn

Drunk Johnny pursued by night watchmen in a grocers shop about to fall into a barrel of butter
FLO4989331 Drunk Johnny pursued by night watchmen in a grocers shop about to fall into a barrel of butter. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by W

The Football Game (oil on canvas)
1765060 The Football Game (oil on canvas) by Webster, Thomas (1800-86) (follower of); 73.5x99.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Football Game. Follower of Thomas Webster (1800-1886)

A pin cushion tapestry panel with a squirrel and motto, good will is all, 1688
1767235 A pin cushion tapestry panel with a squirrel and motto, good will is all, 1688 by English School, (17th century); 17.8x27.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Third cartouche from a long panel of cuerda seca tiles, depicting hunting
1196972 Third cartouche from a long panel of cuerda seca tiles, depicting hunting and battle scenes, 19th century (ceramic) by Persian School

A bifolio depicting hunting scenes, late 15th century (gouache with gold paint on paper)
1196795 A bifolio depicting hunting scenes, late 15th century (gouache with gold paint on paper) by Islamic School, (15th century)

The Chase of the White Mouse (oil on canvas)
616784 The Chase of the White Mouse (oil on canvas) by Fitzgerald, John Anster (1832-1906); 25.7x46 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Flushed: Ruffed Grouse Shooting, 1857 (oil on canvas)
985367 Flushed: Ruffed Grouse Shooting, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam (1819-1905); 61x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flushed: Ruffed Grouse Shooting)

The Horse Thief, 1925 (oil on canvas)
984842 The Horse Thief, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Johnson, Frank Tenney (1874-1939); 66x96.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Horse Thief. Frank Tenney Johnson (1874-1939). Oil on canvas

Aeneas Pursuing Helen in the Temple of Vesta, (oil on canvas)
990316 Aeneas Pursuing Helen in the Temple of Vesta, (oil on canvas) by Lacour, Pierre (1745-1814); 167x197 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas Pursuing Helen in the Temple of Vesta)

An Arab Hawking Party, 1907 (oil on canvas)
658944 An Arab Hawking Party, 1907 (oil on canvas) by Washington, Georges (1827-1910); 73x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Arab Hawking Party. Georges Washington (1827-1910)

Alpheus and Arethusa (oil on canvas)
778246 Alpheus and Arethusa (oil on canvas) by Maratta or Maratti, Carlo (1625-1713); 78x96 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Timon pursued them, still calling them what they were, smooth
3949502 Timon pursued them, still calling them what they were, smooth, smiling parasites (Timon of Athens), from Tales from Shakespeare pub

Tam O Shanter Pursued by the Witches, 1849 (oil on canvas)
3959947 Tam O Shanter Pursued by the Witches, 1849 (oil on canvas) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 38 x 46.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Plate 464. Two Models, 16 Chasing 4 with a Broom, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950496 Plate 464. Two Models, 16 Chasing 4 with a Broom, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 13x46 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

In pursuit of Buffaloes (engraving)
3634770 In pursuit of Buffaloes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In pursuit of Buffaloes. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1888)

Stag hunting in the time of Xenophon (colour litho)
3621952 Stag hunting in the time of Xenophon (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stag hunting in the time of Xenophon)

Excuse haste (colour litho)
3642851 Excuse haste (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Excuse haste. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Hunters Enter the Woods, c. 1500 (wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts)
3468970 The Hunters Enter the Woods, c.1500 (wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts) by Netherlandish School (16th century); 368.3 x 315 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Unicorn is Attacked, c. 1500 (wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts)
3468965 The Unicorn is Attacked, c.1500 (wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts) by Netherlandish School (16th century); 368.3 x 426.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Spanish fleet in form of a half moon, the English fleet in pursuit (engraving)
6011335 The Spanish fleet in form of a half moon, the English fleet in pursuit (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish fleet in form of a half moon)

The Lynx and the Hare (litho)
5997014 The Lynx and the Hare (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lynx and the Hare)

Policeman chasing off a naked man for swimming in a pond (colour litho)
6000019 Policeman chasing off a naked man for swimming in a pond (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tommys Dinner, An Unlooked-for Stroke of Luck during the Pursuit of De Wet (litho)
1039953 Tommys Dinner, An Unlooked-for Stroke of Luck during the Pursuit of De Wet (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tommys Dinner)

With the Nile Expedition (litho)
1050849 With the Nile Expedition (litho) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Nile Expedition)

Notes at the Social Science Congress at Brighton (engraving)
1049351 Notes at the Social Science Congress at Brighton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notes at the Social Science Congress at Brighton)

Pursuit and Defeat of Mutineers by Robertss Brigade (engraving)
655470 Pursuit and Defeat of Mutineers by Robertss Brigade (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pursuit and Defeat of Mutineers by Robertss Brigade)

Detail from a red-figure lekythos (ceramic)
1761944 Detail from a red-figure lekythos (ceramic) by Douris, (c.500-460 BC); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Greek, out of copyright

The stampede of the Eleventh Corps, Berrys corps checking the pursuit, May 1863 (engraving)
959312 The stampede of the Eleventh Corps, Berrys corps checking the pursuit, May 1863 (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

La chasse a l epoque du bronze (engraving)
957770 La chasse a l epoque du bronze (engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La chasse a l epoque du bronze)

The Brothers Bold pursued by angry gorillas (colour litho)
979062 The Brothers Bold pursued by angry gorillas (colour litho) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Brothers Bold pursued by angry gorillas)

The Pursuit (engraving)
1062639 The Pursuit (engraving) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pursuit. Illustration for The Graphic)

The Pursuit, 1921 (oil on canvas)
2829595 The Pursuit, 1921 (oil on canvas) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood (1863-1937); 91x95.5 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Purchased, 1951.; English

Hiding from Pursuit (engraving)
2772173 Hiding from Pursuit (engraving) by Weekes, Fred (1854-1893); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hiding from Pursuit. Illustration for The Illustrated Times)

Events in Morocco (colour litho)
2779716 Events in Morocco (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Events in Morocco)

Retreat of the British, following the unsuccessful Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Re, near La Rochelle, France, October 1627, part of the Anglo-French War (1627-1629)

A find (coloured engraving)
2794463 A find (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A find. Illustration for Peter Parleys Annual (Benjamin George, 1887).); © Look and Learn

Hawkeye took a swift aim, 1910 (colour litho)
2920262 Hawkeye took a swift aim, 1910 (colour litho) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863); Private Collection; (add.info)

Comic postcard, cockerel chasing hen across the road Date: 20th century

Sally in Our Alley, illustration from A Picture Song Book, 1910 (colour litho)
IL314853 Sally in Our Alley, illustration from A Picture Song Book, 1910 (colour litho) by Howard, George, 9th Earl of Carlisle (1843-1911); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Arethusa Pursued by Alpheus and Turned into a Fountain, 1731 (engraving)
STC134135 Arethusa Pursued by Alpheus and Turned into a Fountain, 1731 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Arab Warriors on Horseback, (oil on canvas)
827069 Arab Warriors on Horseback, (oil on canvas) by Washington, Georges (1827-1910); 50.8x61.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Arab Warriors on Horseback. Georges Washington (1827-1910)

The Chase, (watercolour on paper)
823138 The Chase, (watercolour on paper) by Rindisbacher, Peter (1806-34); 19.7x29.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chase. Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834). Watercolour on paper

The Squire; Der Gutsherr, (oil on canvas)
827209 The Squire; Der Gutsherr, (oil on canvas) by Wierusz-Kowalski, Alfred von (1849-1915); 76.9x102.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Squire; Der Gutsherr)

Hunting tapestry, possibly Paris, early 16th century (wool)
693806 Hunting tapestry, possibly Paris, early 16th century (wool) by French School, (16th century); 300x447 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

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Setting off on a Fox Hunt - leaving the Chateau, the pursuit begins with excitement and anticipation. The riders gallop through the countryside, their silhouettes against the setting sun creating a picturesque scene captured in 'The Days Work' by Muriel Dawson and 'Silhouettes of the Chase' by H. L. Oakley. In another pursuit, Irving's Sleepy Hollow comes alive as Ichabod Crane is scared out of town by the headless horseman in an eerie wood engraving from 1876. Meanwhile, on a football field in 1966, quarterback Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers takes matters into his own hands as he attempts to run for a first down after failing to find an open receiver. A red setter or Irish setter dashes through fields chasing pheasants, showcasing its natural instinct for hunting. Just like Aristippus of Cyrene who believed in pursuing pleasure and enjoyment in life. Nature itself displays incredible pursuits; emperor penguins explode out of water returning to breed while UFO sightings at Hya Kuri Japan leave us questioning what otherworldly pursuits may exist beyond our understanding. The Wild Hunt of Norsemen echoes ancient tales where warriors pursued their quarry relentlessly across mythical landscapes. And speaking of speed and agility, witness a cheetah chasing Thomson's gazelle across Transmara in Maasai Mara, Kenya – capturing both predator and prey engaged in their primal pursuit. From fox hunts to football games, from nature's wonders to legendary folklore – pursuit is ingrained within us all. It drives us forward towards our goals and passions; it fuels our desire for adventure and discovery.