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Malbon, William (1805-1877). Watchdog, A Bull Terrier. browse these categories for related items... All Items: Fine Art:Paintings:Oil:Europe:British: Pre 1900: item # 990807 Please refer to our stock # 2484D when inquiring.
Raymond Agler Fine Arts 16 Pleasant Street Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930 978-281-5048 $5500 |
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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 personality marked by alertness, strength and tenacity. They were well-suited to sporting and working roles and made excellent watchdogs. They gained great popularity as pets and in the Kennel Club show rings. William Secord's fine book, "Dog Painting" (1992) offers a succinct history of the breed and examples of its artistic depiction in prints and paint. Little is presently known of the career of William Malbon, descended in a Norman/English family of the Midlands. His early works, such as this example, are quite rare. Our Watchdog of c. 1840 deserves favorable comparison with the anatomically exacting and profoundly expressive animal pictures of Henry Chalon, George Stubbs, Charles Towne and George Earl. | ||
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