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Hunting in Britain, 1853

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Hunting in Britain, 1853

This engraving, from a painting by F. C. Turner, portrays a favourite sport of Britain's leisured classes in the early 19th century.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: 1961-0011-10

by Francis Calcraft Turner

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Greg Ryan, Sport and society – Old world origins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/39368/hunting-in-britain-1853 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Greg Ryan, published 30 November 2012.