Dog (Foxhound viewed from behind)

Details

GEORGE STUBBS (1724-1806)
Dog (Foxhound viewed from behind)
soft-ground etching with roulette
1788
on firm wove paper, without watermark
a very fine impression of this very rare print
printing richly and softly, with good luminosity and contrasts
with wide margins and a sharp platemark
pale scattered foxing and staining, mainly in the margins
generally in good condition
Plate 107 x 126 mm.
Sheet 150 x 201 mm.

Provenance

Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; then by descent to present owners.

Literature

Lennox-Boyd, Dixon, Clayton 79

Conditions of sale

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Descriptif du lot

This rare print belongs to the same group of three 'portraits' of dogs as the previous lot. It too is likely to be based on a drawing, although no sketch relating to this particular dog is known. For further information, please see the essay for lot 30.

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