CHARLES HANCOCK 9 



is now in the collection of Lord Wenlock at 

 The Villa, Escrick, York. It was engraved by 

 W. Giller, and "sold by C. Hancock, at Messrs. 

 Tattersall's, Grosvenor Place ; Hodgson, Boys and 

 Graves, Pall Mall ; and Rudolph Ackermann, 

 Regent Street." 



The New Sporting Magazine for June, 1835 

 (vol. 9), contains the following remarks on the 

 above work, which was engraved for reproduction 

 in the pages of that serial : 



" It is with feelings of regret that we prefix the word 

 ' late ' to the name of the principal subject in this picture, 

 who is admirably represented in the bloom of health, seated 

 beneath an ancient tree in his park, surrounded by his 

 beautiful red and white spaniels (allowed to be the finest 

 breed in England) to the number of seven couple, with his 

 gun, keeper, and shooting pony in the background. Lord 

 Middleton, as our readers have been informed by the daily 

 prints, expired at his seat, Wollaton House, Notts, on the 

 19th ult., in the 75th year of his age. He was one of the 

 oldest, keenest, and best sportsmen this country ever saw, 

 following with unabated ardour to the last whatever sport the 

 revolving year brought round. The painting from which 

 this engraving is taken was done last year, and we spoke of 

 it at the time we saw it in Mr. Hancock's studio in terms of 

 high panegyric. The likeness of his lordship is admirable, 

 and in looking upon it we cannot but regret that so many 

 noble spirits depart from us without leaving any such 

 memento. The picture is highly creditable to the talents of 

 the very rising artist by whom it was painted ; nor must we 

 withhold our meed of praise from Mr. Giller for the able 

 manner in which the plate is executed." 



