Drawn & on soft Ground by H.B. Chalon.
London Pubd. as Act directs May 1, 1804 by Chalon & Nattes.
Rare soft-ground etching, 280 x 355mm. 11 x 14". Marginal creasing; a fine impression overall.
Lively sketches of individual dogs, arranged in two strips, by Henry Bernard Chalon (1771 - 1849), animal painter, son of Jan Chalon. The key below identifies the breeds as Russian wolfhound, a staghound of the royal pack, a pug dog, smooth-haired fox terrier, and a German boarhound. The owner's names are also recorded. From Chalon's 'Studies from Nature' (20 plates).
Siltzer p.92.
[Ref: 20410]  £220.00