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Original Drypoint Etching Od 3 Bulldogs Titled Three Graces.
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Original Drypoint Etching Od 3 Bulldogs Titled Three Graces.

1900 - 1920
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A drypoint etching by W. Cox after the painting by L Darcy. remarqued lower left with a bulldog pulling at the trouser leg of an intruder.

Published by Richard Powell, 6 Grove Ltd, Brixton, London, S.W.

Mounted ready for framing. Mounted size 27 inches by 18.5 inches

Please note this item can be framed if required.

Physical Dimensions
Height
23cm (9.06")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
0.33cm (0.13")
Declaration

The Country House Gallery has dated this Antique Bulldog Drypoint Etching to the 1900s.

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SA1141893
Description
A drypoint etching by W. Cox after the painting by L Darcy. remarqued lower left with a bulldog pulling at the trouser leg of an intruder.

Published by Richard Powell, 6 Grove Ltd, Brixton, London, S.W.

Mounted ready for framing. Mounted size 27 inches by 18.5 inches

Please note this item can be framed if required.

Height
23cm (9.06")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
0.33cm (0.13")
Date of Manufacture

The Country House Gallery has dated this Antique Bulldog Drypoint Etching to the 1900s.

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Archive I An antique drypoint etching featuring three bulldog portraits side by side titled The Three Graces.

Original Drypoint Etching Od 3 Bulldogs Titled Three Graces.

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An antique drypoint etching featuring three bulldog portraits side by side titled The Three Graces.
Original drypoint etching od 3 Bulldogs titled Three Graces.
Ref: SA1141893
An antique drypoint etching featuring three bulldog portraits side by side titled The Three Graces.
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  • ObjectEtchings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialPaper, Ink
  • ColourMonochrome Cream
  • MotifsBulldog portraits, Plate impression mark, Text title inscription, Vignette illustration
  • SizeH 23 cm (9 in) x W 45 cm (18 in) x D 0.33 cm (0 in)

This original drypoint etching depicts three bulldog portraits side by side and bears the title The Three Graces inscribed beneath the central image. Created in the Victorian style around 1900, the work uses monochrome ink on cream paper with a visible plate impression mark and a vignette illustration remarque in the lower left corner showing a bulldog pulling at a trouser leg. Published by Richard Powell in London and executed by W. Cox after a painting by L Darcy, the composition is presented on a mounted backing ready for framing. The printed area measures 23 cm high by 45 cm wide by 0.33 cm deep. Display this piece above a sideboard or within a gentleman's library setting to add character to an interior wall space.

FAQs

Keep antique prints away from direct sunlight, high humidity, and extreme temperature fluctuations to prevent foxing and fading. Use acid-free mounting boards and UV-filtering glass when framing to protect the paper fibre and ink.

Canine etchings can be displayed within a curated gallery wall alongside traditional landscape prints or positioned above furniture pieces like desks and sideboards. Framing in dark wood or gilded moulding complements both classical and transitional interior schemes.

Authentic antique drypoint prints display clear plate mark indentations around the image perimeter, distinct feathering along line edges caused by the burr, and period-correct paper stock. They frequently feature pencil signatures, edition numbers, or publisher inscriptions along the lower margin.

Nineteenth and early twentieth-century etchings were typically produced using copper or zinc plates printed onto handmade rag paper or wove paper using oil-based inks. The prints were often mounted in card apertures and framed under glass.

Drypoint is an intaglio printmaking technique in which an image is incised directly into a plate using a sharp needle. The process creates raised metal ridges called burrs, which retain ink and produce characteristically soft, velvety lines when printed onto paper.
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