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Malbon, William (1805-1877). Watchdog, A Bull Terrier.
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Pre 1900 item# 990807 (stock# 2484D)
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Raymond Agler Fine Arts
978-281-5048
$2,500
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Oil on wood panel, 12 x 17.25 inches (18 x 23 inches with frame), signed "Will Malbon" lower right, painted c. 1840. The noble race of the white English Bull Terrier came into its own in the early 19th century under the selective breeding of James Hinks of Birmingham. Its most distinctive ancestor was the white English Terrier. "Hinks Breed" became extremely popular, a powerfully-built, mostly white dog of refined physique, usually cropped ears, and an appealing personalit ...click for details
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