THOMAS STOTHARD, R.A. 1 89 



Cattle at a Ford, 1811 ; and "Tarn O'Shanter," 

 shown at the exhibition of 18 16, and now in the 

 South Kensington Museum. The picture of A 

 Lion Hunt was among the large collection of oil 

 paintings which remained in the artist's possession, 

 and which were sold at Christie's in June, 1834, 

 after his death. The sale occupied three days, 

 but " from inexperience and other untoward cir- 

 cumstances," says Mrs. Bray, " was not well 

 managed by the family." The justice of the remark 

 finds its proof in the prices realised, many of which 

 were absurdly small. A Lion Hunt brought 

 ;C9 19s. 6d. only ; the whole sale appears to have 

 been a glorious opportunity for bargain hunters. 



Volume 13 of the JVew Sporting Magazine (for 

 July, 1837) contains a plate engraved by J. T. 

 Wilmore from Stothard's picture of "The Cock and 

 the Fox," to which reference has been made as 

 proving the artist's ability to bestow a high degree 

 of finish on his work when it was his pleasure to 

 do so. 



Stothard's activity of mind and body continued 

 unimpaired until he was advanced in life. In 1825, 

 being then seventy years of age, he undertook the 

 execution of many beautiful designs required to 

 illustrate the works of his friend Rogers ; and also 

 a large series of illustrations for an edition of 

 Shakespeare which Mr. Tegg, a bookseller, was 



