Full Cry
1876
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
About the artist
1876
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Full Cry is a 1876 watercolor by Randolph Caldecott, a British Romanticism work, depicting Hunting, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a pack of hounds in full chase, tails high, legs stretched mid-leap across a muddy field. Caldecott drew this scene over and over—hundreds of quick sketches before he settled on this version. The dogs aren’t posed; they’re caught in motion, like a snapshot. He used watercolor so thin it almost looks like ink, letting the paper show through for speed. If you like how he freezes movement, look up the technique called *sfumato*.
The watercolour *Full Cry* by Randolph Caldecott portrays a scene from fox hunting, rendered in the artist's characteristic style.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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