Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Greyhound Oil Painting to the Victorian era.
Impress your clients & guests in your office or home with this prized sporting dog masterpiece.
Subject beautiful sporting portrait of a prized racing grey dog greyhound whos name is Faithful Jumbo in side profile facing left wearing his collar, standing proud in a stable cobbled courtyard, 2 horses rears can be seen standing in the stable just behind to the right.
Behind is a water bucket by the wall which has contrasting brick colours from yellow to red, above a wall bird cage with 2 balcony's with potted plants on display.
A great example of the sporting racing animal breed.
Title “Faithful Jumbo 1887” After Edwin Landseer.
Medium oil on canvas.
Size of the frame being 52 cm wide and 48 cm high.
Signed in the bottom corner by the British school artist H Wells.
Set in a stylish later contemporary frame.
Circa 1887 Late Victorian era 19th century.
Circa late 19th century Victorian era, Faithful Jumbo was a racing greyhound dog was reputedly a highly successful Suffolk 'racing dog', based in Ipswich, who had exceptional success over his short career. By British artist H Wells dated 1887.
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. His best-known works are the lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. A Favourite Greyhound of Prince Albert is an 1841 oil on canvas painting by the British artist Edwin Landseer. It depicts Eos, a greyhound that Prince Albert brought with him to England when he married Queen Victoria. It is also known by the shorter title Eos.
Greyhound racing is an organized, competitive sport in which greyhounds are raced around an oval track. The sport originates from coursing. Track racing uses an artificial lure (usually a form of windsock) that travels ahead of the greyhounds on a rail until the greyhounds cross the finish line. As with horse racing, greyhound races often allow the public to bet on the outcome. Modern greyhound racing has its origins in coursing. The first recorded attempt at racing greyhounds on a straight track was made beside the Welsh Harp reservoir, Hendon, England, in 1876.
Provenance labels verso Private Suffolk collection, Caroline J Spiers in Somerset, Southern Shire auction & in collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.
Such a delightful sporting scene to the eye.
Highly sought after due to the collectible animal nature subject matter such elaborate detail.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface in good overall order. Canvas is original not relined, but has been cleaned and restored in the past. Two small repair patches to canvas as shown verso verso and small scattered retouches visible under UV and a little minor strengthening. Small indent to centre of the lower margin of the canvas. The frame has general wear, scuffs, minor chips losses commensurate with usage & age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame
High (48 cm)
Wide (52 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (4 cm)
Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Greyhound Oil Painting to the Victorian era.
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Victorian Oil Painting Prized Greyhound Racing Champion
