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A cowherdess lifts her skirt to wade through shallow water and waves her stick towards the cows. Engraving by J. Brain after A. Cooper.

A white pony and two dogs (field spaniels?) wait by a carved stone (church?) doorway. Engraving by W. Raddon after A. Cooper, 1827.

A cat hissing at a barking dog over a bowl of milk in a barn. Etching by J. R. Scott after A. Cooper.

A white pony in a stable. Engraving by F. Bromley after A. Cooper, 1836.

A race horse with jockey. Engraving by W. B. Scott after A. Cooper.

Two huntsmen and their dogs having a rest amidst their prey near a stream in the countryside. Engraving by H. C. Shenton after A. Cooper.

A horse standing outside a thatched cottage. Line engraving by J. Scott after A. Cooper.

A gun-carrying huntsman is gazing intently into a valley while his dead prey is lying behind him. Line engraving by E. Hacker after A. Cooper.

A dead and decaying heron lying on the ground. Engraving by J. R. Scott after A. Cooper.

A setter prowling through grass. Etching by J. W. Archer after A. Cooper.

A man on horseback raises his top hat in greeting, in a rural landscape; two dogs run alongside. Aquatint (?) by T. Lupton after A. Cooper.

Hunters and hounds attempt to dig a fox out of its set in the ground; a horse chews leaves on a tree. Engraving by E. Radclyffe after A. Cooper.

A huntsman stalking an unsuspecting stag. Etching by W. Backshell after A. Cooper.

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A race horse with jockey. Engraving by W. B. Scott after A. Cooper.

A white pony in a stable. Engraving by F. Bromley after A. Cooper, 1836.

A gun-carrying huntsman is gazing intently into a valley while his dead prey is lying behind him. Line engraving by E. Hacker after A. Cooper.

A huntsman stalking an unsuspecting stag. Etching by W. Backshell after A. Cooper.

A cat hissing at a barking dog over a bowl of milk in a barn. Etching by J. R. Scott after A. Cooper.

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