{"product_id":"the-captain-with-the-whiskers-stole-a-sly-glance-at-me-old-song-fox-hunting-watercolour-by-finch-mason","title":"\"The Captain With The Whiskers Stole A Sly Glance At Me.\" (Old Song) Fox Hunting Watercolour by Finch Mason","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eArt Sz: 7\"H x 10\"W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrame Sz: 15 1\/2\"H x 18 5\/8\"W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWatercolour and bodycolour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe line is from the popular 19th-century comic and sentimental song \"The Captain with His Whiskers\" (written by William J. Florence with music attributed to Charles Lewis Peticolas). There is no famous standalone watercolour painting or standard fine-art watercolour with this specific title; rather, surviving representations of the song are period [sheet music covers and Magnus-style patriotic song sheets](2.4.1, 2.4.8) featuring hand-colored lithographs or tinted illustrations of a dashing officer with prominent whiskers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGeorge Finch Mason (1850-1915) was a sporting artist, author and illustrator, specialising in humorous studies and caricatures. His father was a schoolmaster at Eton and he was educated there in 1860-64. He contributed to several books including Humours of the Hunting Field (1886), Flowers of the Hunt (1889), The White Hart and other Stories (1891), The Run of the Season (1902), and Heroes and Heroines of the Grand National (1907 and 1911). He was a frequent contributor to many sporting publications of the time and was ‘Uncle Toby’ of The Sporting Times. He also worked for Punch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Cary Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137413660870,"sku":"46035","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0210\/6626\/files\/DSC_0001_d1aab13f-9ccd-4e26-8244-261d9b4c8104.jpg?v=1788456927","url":"https:\/\/thecarycollection.com\/products\/the-captain-with-the-whiskers-stole-a-sly-glance-at-me-old-song-fox-hunting-watercolour-by-finch-mason","provider":"The Cary Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}