German aristocrat killing a fox in error at a shooting party, 19th century. The Duke of Tergiversation aiming his rifle at a fox rather than game in front of English beaters. The foreign prince distinguishes himself. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by John Leech from Robert Smith Surtees’ Plain or Ringlets?, Bradbury and Evans London, 1860. Leech (1817-1864) was an English caricaturist and illustrator best known for his work for Punch magazine.

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