[Engraved by W.H. Simmons, 1877.] EL 1839. [EL: artist's monogram.]
London Published Feb.y 12. 1877 by Henry Graves & Co, the Proprietors Publishers to H.M. the Queen &, T.R.H. The Prince & Princess of Wales, 6 Pall Mall. Copyright Registered. [Published by Henry Graves & Co. Printsellers and Publishers to Her Majesty the Queen and T.R.H. The Prince and Princess of Wales, Pall Mall, London. Sold by D. Woodcock & Co., 17, Farringdon Street, London.]
Mixed method engraving, proof before letters on india. Printseller's Association Stamp. Artist Proof Edition, Limited to One Hundred Copies. Plate 560 x 425mm. 22 x 16¾". Mint, uncut.
The picture was given by Her Majesty the Queen to the Prince Consort before her marriage. The picture belongs to Her Majesty the Queen. From "Her Majesty's Pets being a Collection of Twenty Steel-Place Engravings from Paintings by Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A. By Special Permission of, and Dedicated to Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen".
Ex Collection of The Hon Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 23011]  £280.00