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.”
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