A Suffolk Bull In the Possession of the Earl of Egremont.
London Pub: Nov.r 1.st 1805 by G. Garrard 28 George St.t Hanover Sq.r
Very fine first issue. Hand-coloured engraving. 287 x 413mm (11¼ x 16¼"), with large margins, watermarked 'Edmeads 1802'. Crease to upper right margin. Bit dusty.
A Suffolk Bull, a show animal in the possession of George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751-1837). Wyndham already had a large herd of Sussex cattle in Petworth, but he acquired bulls elsewhere and had his residence Shortgrove in Suffolk. George Garrard (1760 - 1826) was an animal painter who turned his attention to the making of casts and models of many subjects, but mainly of domestic animals. He was sponsored by the fifth Duke of Bedford, who was the first president of the Smithfield Club (founded I798), and by the third Earl of Egremont, as well as by other members of the Board of Agriculture. Garrard called his house in Hanover Square, London, 'The Agricultural Museum,' and from there he sold his paintings, engraving and models. Issued with original colour like this, Garrard's Cows cost 5 shillings each.
Boalch The Rothamsted Collection: 107
[Ref: 27436] £260.00
Very fine first issue. Hand-coloured engraving. 287 x 413mm (11¼ x 16¼"), with large margins, watermarked 'Edmeads 1802'. Crease to upper right margin. Bit dusty.
A Suffolk Bull, a show animal in the possession of George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751-1837). Wyndham already had a large herd of Sussex cattle in Petworth, but he acquired bulls elsewhere and had his residence Shortgrove in Suffolk. George Garrard (1760 - 1826) was an animal painter who turned his attention to the making of casts and models of many subjects, but mainly of domestic animals. He was sponsored by the fifth Duke of Bedford, who was the first president of the Smithfield Club (founded I798), and by the third Earl of Egremont, as well as by other members of the Board of Agriculture. Garrard called his house in Hanover Square, London, 'The Agricultural Museum,' and from there he sold his paintings, engraving and models. Issued with original colour like this, Garrard's Cows cost 5 shillings each.
Boalch The Rothamsted Collection: 107
[Ref: 27436] £260.00