File talk:Sir Edmund Antrobus and the Old Surrey Fox Hounds by William Barraud.jpg

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There is conflicting information as to who's who in this painting.

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The catalogue notes from Sotheby's for this painting comments:
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"The central figure on horseback is that of Sir Edmund Antrobus, 3rd Baronet (1818–99), who was Master of the Old Surrey fox hounds from 1836–47. To his right are the huntsman, Tom Hills, the huntsman who held this position with the Old Surrey for 42 years, Lady Antrobus and other prominent members of the Hunt, the young rider to the left of Sir Edmund is his younger brother Hugh. A view of Addington Palace is visible in the distance beyond the gathering field. This picture was part of the celebrated Hutchinson collection, formed in the early twentieth century by the publishing magnate Walter Hutchinson. His National Gallery of British Sports and Pastimes, which opened in 1948, housed an important collection of British Sporting art, including George Stubbs' famous portrait of Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath (sold London, Christie's, 5 July 2011, lot 12)." Sotheby's 2015 Old Master British Paintings Day Sale lot 229

However, a primary source extract, a rare book which concerns the history of the Old Surrey Fox Hounds, states that Tom Hills is at the centre, and, by implication, Sir Antrobus to his right:
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Will Long, Mr. Davis, Mr. Haigh (an old Master of the pack), Squire Waring with his Kent harriers, Lord Derby's staghounds with Jonathan Griffin on his grey, and the Old Surrey Hunt, after Barraud, lent lustre to the walls. Tom, as all the world knows, is in the centre of the latter, on Lounger, while one of his sons is on Paddy, and the badger-pye Factor, by Old Surrey Factor out of Dimple, of his most cherished sort, stands close up to Lounger's foot. The Old Surrey fox hounds : a history of the hunt from its earliest days to the present time" by Taylor, Humphrey R page 30-31 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rayner-hills (talk • contribs) 16:10, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]