Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this piece to the Edwardian era.
To the far left is a small running stream, above 1 of the Lurchers is looking left, towards the centre the 3 other Lurcher dogs are grouped together gazing lovingly towards the young Ghillie man, he is carrying a brown satchel bag on his back and wearing traditional tartan dress a jacket and red kilt. To the right is large river crossing with various stone boulders in the water. In the distance are views of the Highland mountains.

A great example of the animal breeds.
A Ghillie is a Gaelic term for an man who acts as an attendant.
Oil on canvas.
An impressive good size with the frame being 100.5 cm wide and 70 cm high.
Unsigned.
Set in a traditional stylish gilt frame.

Circa early 20th century 1900's Edwardian era.
Provenance label verso.
Such a delightful scene to the eye.
A lurcher is a cross-bred dog resulting from mating a Greyhound or other sighthound with a dog of another type such as a herding dog or a terrier. The lurcher was for hundreds of years strongly associated with poaching; in modern times it is kept as a hunting dog or companion dog.

Highly sought after due to the collectible hunting 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 acceptable order. Having various paint loss, craquelure, foxing stains up to the canvas in places. The gilt frame has various repairs, signs of overpainting, general wear, scuffs, chips, cracking, losses, also historic woodworm on the back as shown commensurate with usage & old age.

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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame approximate
High (70 cm)
Wide (100.5 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (7 cm)
Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this piece to the Edwardian era.
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