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A Tradition of Advice: Ratcatcher to Scarlet, 1933 – Drawing Covert
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John H. Daniels Collection. A Tradition of Advice: Ratcatcher to Scarlet, 1933. July 15, 2015. Today I have something a bit more modern that was on hand already for another project:. A book written and illustrated by Cecil Aldin (1870-1935) in 1933. I wish I had more time to read books like this one! An apt title,. Covers all the bases, from following on foot or horseback, to best practices for cubbing and everything in between. 8220;A. is in the wrong. Firstly, because he jumped a fence when hou...8220;...
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Hunt Scene at Middleburg, 1924 – Drawing Covert
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John H. Daniels Collection. Hunt Scene at Middleburg, 1924. July 29, 2015. July 27, 2015. Iconic in its simple elegance, Middleburg is nestled in the idyllic countryside filled with horses grazing in pastures bounded by stone walls. For those who’ve never been, Middleburg, Virginia is foxhunting country. It wasn’t always that way; the “Great Hound Match” in 1905 put Northern Virginia on the map as prime hunting country. The following year, in 1906, the Middleburg Hunt. Many of our photos and albums were ...
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February 2015 – Drawing Covert
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John H. Daniels Collection. February’s Sunday Sketch and Upcoming “Horses in Motion” Sketch. February 25, 2015. Our Sunday Sketch program for 2015 is underway! We were lucky to have Judie Mijares of Providence Academy join us as our leading artist in Februrary. Thirteen artists came to the Museum to sketch and explore the art on exhibit. NSLM staff member Laura Shearer and artists discussing the components of. C 1910. Pictured in the background is. Horse Jumping a Fence. The Nic Fiddian-Green sculpture.
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July 2015 – Drawing Covert
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John H. Daniels Collection. Hunt Scene at Middleburg, 1924. July 29, 2015. Iconic in its simple elegance, Middleburg is nestled in the idyllic countryside filled with horses grazing in pastures bounded by stone walls. For those who’ve never been, Middleburg, Virginia is foxhunting country. It wasn’t always that way; the “Great Hound Match” in 1905 put Northern Virginia on the map as prime hunting country. The following year, in 1906, the Middleburg Hunt. Was formed and has been active ever since. Many of...
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John Connolly – Drawing Covert
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John H. Daniels Collection. A Leicestershire Sketch Book, 1935. October 26, 2016. I find it hard to indefinitely ignore the things that catch my eye. Passing a shelf and seeing something day after day compels me to take a look, sooner or later. A pleasant-looking blue cloth binding had been beckoning to me from the F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room for some weeks. Looking for something to blog about, I fished it out:. A Leicestershire Sketch Book. 8220;The day after hunting I went back to sketch what I too...
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An Academy for Grown Horsemen, 1796 – Drawing Covert
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John H. Daniels Collection. An Academy for Grown Horsemen, 1796. July 22, 2015. Today we have something on the lighter side:. An Academy for Grown Horsemen; Containing the Completest Instructions for Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling. The book was written and illustrated by English caricaturist Henry William Bunbury. 8220;The Mistaken Notion”. 8220;One way to stop your horse.”. 8220;How to ride genteel and agreeable down hill.”. 8220;How to lose your way.”. 8220;In riding t...
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December 2014 – Drawing Covert
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John H. Daniels Collection. Holiday Closing: Dec. 31, 2014-Jan. 1, 2015. December 31, 2014. The National Sporting Library and Museum is closed today and tomorrow, December 31 and January 1, for the New Year holiday. We will be open again on January 2. The staff of NSLM would like to wish our friends, family, guests and members a joyous New Year! Posted in NSLM News. And tagged as closings. The Compleat Angler, 1655. December 29, 2014. A short one today! In the John H. Daniels Collection. 8220;And now the...
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March 2015 – Drawing Covert
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John H. Daniels Collection. Lady Masters of Foxhounds at the NSLM. March 30, 2015. Lady Masters of Foxhounds (Lady MFH) are a compelling topic around the NSLM lately! When that happens around here, it’s usually time to take to the shelves to see what our collections can tell us. For this topic, I checked out the The Story of American Foxhunting; From Challenge to Full Cry” by J. Blan Van Urk. Shelf of foxhunting literature in the main reading room. Martha joins her husband George in the hunt. If the stor...
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August 2015 – Drawing Covert
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John H. Daniels Collection. Mr and Mrs. Fletcher Harper. August 26, 2015. Fletcher Harper, MFH (1874-1963) was Master of the Orange County Hunt for 33 seasons, from 1920 to 1953. In 1900, the Hunt was originally organized in and named for Orange County, New York, but was relocated to Fauquier County, Virginia, in 1903. A set of Orange County Hunting Diaries from 1936 to 1969 are held in the NSLM archives. Fletcher Harper, MFH. National Sporting Library and Museum Photographs Collection. C 1931, oil on ca...
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Event Calendar - Visit Middleburg Virginia
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Eat & Drink. Find a local business. Meet Your Board Members. Art in the Burg Middleburg VA. Middleburg 2015 Fall Races. Art in the Burg. Renowned as the heart of Virginia’s Hunt Country, Middleburg offers a variety of equestrian events throughout the year, including the Middleburg Spring Races. And Virginia Fall Races. But it’s also a well-known destination for the arts with events such as the Middleburg Film Festival. Shakespeare in the ‘Burg. Of the summer and summer activities. July 29-Nov. 27. Change...
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