John Coupland, 'the Quorn'

Signed 'Ape' (Carlo Pellegrini), this chromolithograph caricatures John Coupland, Master of the Quorn Hunt — one of England's most prestigious foxhunting packs, headquartered in Leicestershire. The figure appears in full hunting pink: scarlet coat with gold buttons, white breeches, tan-topped black boots, and a dark silk top hat. He holds a whip loosely behind his back. Pellegrini's characteristic exaggeration fixes on Coupland's long, hooked nose and jutting chin, the face thrust forward in profile — a physiognomic shorthand the artist applied across his 'Men of the Day' series to convey social type as much as individual likeness. The caption, 'the Quorn,' names the hunt rather than the man, reducing him pleasantly to his sporting office.