‘LONDON PUBLISHED DECR 30TH 1798 BY R. HILLS’

– Etching showing a large, muscular bull standing prominently in the foreground with grazing and resting cattle in the background. Rural English landscape.

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Description

Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 17.5 x 11.3 cm (6.89 x 4.45 inch). Image size: 17.5 x 11.3 cm. (6.89 x 4.45 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Thin paper spots and small chipping of upper right paper edge. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ROBERT HILLS, BULL, CATTLE, ENGLISH LANDSCAPE, 18TH CENTURY ETCHING, RUSTIC ART, RURAL ANIMALS | PCO-E23-22

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Self-published by Robert Hills, in London. Possibly part of a larger series of animal studies by Hills, though not catalogued in a specific corpus.

Biography engraver: Robert Hills (1769-1844) was a British painter and etcher known for his finely detailed depictions of rural animals, particularly cattle and sheep. He trained at the Royal Academy and often collaborated with landscape artists, contributing animals to their compositions. His works are held in the British Museum and other major collections.