Name: Antique Master Print-DOG-STUDY-HUNTING-TYPES-Hills-1816
SKU: PICTURA-07452
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Antique Master Print-DOG-STUDY-HUNTING-TYPES-Hills-1816

€85.00

‘PUBD AUGT 1. 1816 BY R. HILLS’

– Etching of two hunting dogs in motion?both lean, long-legged spaniel types captured in alert poses. One moves forward with its nose to the ground, the other looks off in the distance. The simple ground line keeps focus on their natural form and movement.

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Description

Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 18.2 x 6.2 cm (7.17 x 2.44 inch). Image size: 18.2 x 6.2 cm. (7.17 x 2.44 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Sharp impression, very clean paper with no visible damage, minor trimming to edge. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

DOG STUDY, POINTING DOG, SPANIEL, HUNTING DOG, ANIMAL ETCHING, ROBERT HILLS, 1816, CANINE MOTION, WORKING DOGS, ANTIQUE ANIMAL PRINT | PCO-E23-07

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.