Lot 146: SIR WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARDSON RA (1832-1910)

SIR WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARDSON RA (1832-1910) "Escaped" or "The lost scent", study of bloodhounds by water's edge, a feathered cap on the water in foreground, three soldiers in helmets in background, oil on canvas, signed bottom left, inscribed, titled and dated 1874 to the frame, inscribed on "J S Maas & Son Limited" label verso, 101 cm x 127 cm, together with JAMES STANLEY LITTLE "W.Q. Orchardson, RA, His Life & Work", limited edition No'd 23/250, published London 1897, cloth boards (PART ILLUSTRATED)