[Water Spaniel] A Portrait of a Dog, Belonging to Lord Edw.d Bentinck.
G. Barret Pinx.t. J Watson fecit. J Boydell excudit. [Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, by J. Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside; Nov. r 1.st 1768.] Scarce & rare mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 435 x 550mm (17 x 21¾"). Trimmed in plate at bottom, affecting title and losing publication line. An untitled scene of a springer spaniel in woodland, watching a duck startled from a pool. The painting, by George Barret (1732-84), was exhibited at the Society of Artists of Great Britain in 1768. Lord Edward Charles Bentinck (1744-1819) was the younger brother of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. He was MP for Lewes at the time this was painted. See: Siltzer pg 383. Goodwin 175, state iii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
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