Maud Earl Rare Portfolio British Hounds and Gun Dogs

from  the Folio of prints of hunting and hound dogs after original paintings by the Victorian artist Maud Earl.  The dogs’ heads are depicted in an informal sketchbook style, in profile and frontal positions, printed on chine appliqué, the set was 24 mounted india proof gravure plates.  The folio, now quite rare, was produced in a limited edition of 500; all signed by the artist.These have been freshly mounted as the original format included the odd mushroom  in the corner of the frame one was too far gone but any condition issues are noted
Maud Earl was a painter of animal subjects, perhaps the best British painter of dogs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She  came from a family of sporting painters that included her uncle, Thomas Earl, and half-brother Percy, as well as her father George Earl, a successful sporting artist who taught her drawing and anatomy.  First exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1884.  Her first solo exhibition in 1897 at the Graves Gallery, Pall Mall, London, included a portrait of two famous Irish Setters, and as her reputation grew, she made commissioned portraits of dogs belonging to Queen Victoria and King Edward VII.  Major breeders also engaged her to depict their dogs, and her works were included in a number of books, including The Pointer and his Predecessors by William Arkwright, Memories by John Galsworthy, and The Power of the Dog by A. Croxton Smith.  

She  emigrated to America in 1916, maintaining a studio in New York City until she died.  There she branched out into painting exotic birds as well as dogs, and experimented with different styles, including one she called “Orientalist,” influenced by Asian art.  In addition to the British Kennel Club, her works are in the collection of the American Kennel Club and museum collections, and remain popular subjects for poster reproductions.

  
Maud Earl Rare Portfolio British Hounds and Gun Dogs :-
    1. Bloodhounds.  “Detectives.”  “Panter” and “Champion Wandle Welcome.”

   2. Otterhounds.  “Two Heads are better than one.”  The Dumfriesshire Otterhounds –“Spartan” and “Safety.”
   3. Staghounds.  “Most Potent, Grave, and Reverend Seigniors.”  The Surrey Staghounds.
   4. Foxhounds.  “A Burning Scent.”  The Rufford Foxhounds—“Spartan,” “Twister,” “Grappler.”
   5. Welsh Foxhounds.  “Ancient Britons.”  “Trailer,” “Warrior,” “Grafter.”
   6. Harriers.  “Ladies of the Chorus.”  The Clumber Harriers—“Lively,” “Desperate,” “Dora.”
   7. Beagles.  “Puzzling it out.”  The Thorpe Satchville Beagles—“Delicate” and “Cruiser.”
   8. Scotch Deerhound.  “Calling Shapes and beckoning Shadows.”  “Champion Rufford Ben d’Or.”
   9. Greyhounds.  “In the Slips.”  “Fabulous Fortune” and “Fearless Footsteps.”
  10. Pointers.  “Day-dreams.”  “Champion Seabreeze” and “Seashore.”
  11. Black Pointers.  “Black but Comely.”  “Lorne” and “Kate.”
  12. English Setters.  “Marbled Beauties.”  “Compton Damsel” and “Compton Dinah.”
  13. Gordon Setters.  “Gordon Highlanders.”  “Heather countess” and “Heather Ronald.”
  14. Irish Setters.  “Better than Rubies.”  “Barton Punch” and “Killenane.”
  15. Flat-Coated Retriever.  “The Maister of the Game.”  “Champion Wimpole Peter.”
  16. Flat-Coated Retriever.  “A Maid of all Work.”  Champion “Bring ‘Em.”
  17. Curly-Coated Retriever.  “Serving the Guns.”  “Preston Rattler.”
  18. Irish Water-Spaniel.  “The Celtic Fringe.”  “Donna.”
  19. Clumber Spaniels.  “Surely, surely, Slumber is more sweet than Toil.”  “Champion Rose of Hardwick” and “Brave of Hardwick.”
  20. Clumber Spaniels.  “Foresters.”  “Champion Rose of Hardwick” and “Brave of Hardwick.”
  21. Sussex Spaniels.  “High Feather.”  “Polytechnic” and “Carry One.”
  22. Field Spaniel.  “A Special Carrier.”  “Compton Frisk.”
  23. Welsh Spaniels.  “Red Rovers.”  “Corrin of Gerwn,” “Mena of Gerwn,” “Brush of Gerwn,” “Dash of Gerwn,” and “Belle of Gerwn.”
  24. Cocker Spaniels.  “Skirmishers.”  “Champion Sandy Obo,” “Champion Ted Obo,” and “Madge Obo.”