Title

Prize given by the editors of the "Spectator" to be shot for at the Wimbledon Rifle Meeting, 1865. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Prize given by the editors of the "Spectator" to be shot for at the Wimbledon Rifle Meeting, 1865. 'Our Engraving represents the design of the shield and ewer which the editors of the Spectator have given as a prize to be shot for at the Wimbledon Meeting of the National Rifle Association this week. This prize is adjudged to the marksman who has made the greatest number of points in five shots (without the back-sight being raised), at any distance between 200 and 300 yards, as the officer in charge of the squad may direct. The material of both the shield and the ewer is bronze, and the embossed figures are in silver. They are copies of originals in the Louvre; the style of the workmanship is called the Briôt, and the originals are about two centuries old. These reproductions are executed by Messrs. Elkington and Co., of Regent-street'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM24A26_201

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Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (1,6Mb) / 8,3in x 8,4in / 2503 x 2517 (300dpi)

Keywords

sport arts metal bronze art British shooting color competition decoration decorative ornate silver prize craftsmanship century Britain prizes jug trophy newspapers press print metalwork SHIELD concept decorated B&W engraved engraving association sporting event publication Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century The Print Collector ewer Illustrated London News ILN National Rifle Association newspaper NRA Unknown The Spectator 19th-century metal work Elkington & Company Elkington & Co.