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Franklin Brooke Voss (American, 1880–1953) THE MIDDLESEX FOXHOUNDS IN THE MILLBROOK COUNTRY $8,000. – $10,000. Oil on canvas, 16” x 24” Signed, dated 1921 $8,000. – 10,000. Provenance: Margaret Sargent Whitney, Millbrook, New York Thence by family descent Illustrated: Alexander Henry Higginson, Two Centuries of Foxhunting, London: Collins, 1946, page 146 Peter Winants, The Sporting Art of Franklin B. Voss, Lexington: Eclipse Press, 2005, pages 90 and 91 A copy of each book will be included in the lot. This painting has also alternately been titled Mr. Higginson’s Hounds in Millbrook’s Territory. Founded in 1899 by Alexander Henry Higginson, the Middlesex Hounds soon came to be regarded as one of the best in the country. Their base was in South Lincoln, Massachusetts, but due to the difficult terrain, they traveled to other hunts the majority of the time. In 1905 they participated against Harry Worcester Smith’s Grafton Hounds in the Great Foxhound Match, an event that took place in Virginia’s Piedmont region, and tested Higginson’s contention that English hounds were superior to the American hounds that Smith favored. Starting in 1907, the Middlesex Hounds often hunted the Millbrook Hunt’s territory and continued this practice for many years at the invitation of Millbrook’s MFH. After Higginson disbanded his kennel, many were sold to the Millbrook Hunt, where he later served as master for three seasons. The Millbrook Hunt, founded in the 1890s, is still regarded as one of the premier hunts in the nation. Mrs. Whitney, an accomplished horsewoman herself, is believed to be depicted riding sidesaddle on the far right of the work.

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November 17, 2019 4:00 PM EST
Lexington, KY, US

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