1686 copperplate engraving R. Blome The Gentlemen's Recreation - Agriculture or husbandry - 15.6x9.4in - Decoration, Large Prints

Copperplate engraving from The Gentlemen’s Recreation, An Encyclopedy of the Arts and Sciences ... Horsemanship, Hawking, Hunting, Fowling, Fishing and Agriculture. With a Short Treatise of Cock-Fighting. by Richard Blome edited in London in 1686 by S. Roycroft**Frame and mat not included**First edition of one of the great 17th-century sporting titles. It covers all subjects of interest and use to a gentleman, beginning with summaries of logic, natural philosophy, astronomy, navigation, warfare, drawing and painting and handling in considerable detail horsemanship, hawking, hunting, and agriculture. Many of its plates are dedicated to a member of the nobility or gentry, some of whom lent their knowledge and expertise to the workWe provide high-quality pictures so you can notice each detail of the prints. Please watch them carefully so you won’t miss any potential imperfection.