A True Native Irish or Kerry Cow. In the Possession of Col.l Hardy.
London Pub: Nov.r 1.st 1805 by G. Garrard 28 george St.t Hanover Sq.r
Hand-coloured engraving, first issue. 250 x 368mm (9¾ x 14½"), with large margins. Soiling and markings along upper margin and into plate. Bit dusty.
Kerry Cattle are a rare breed of dairy cattle native to Ireland, and believed to be one of the oldest breeds in Europe. Kerry cattle are normally entirely black with a white tip on the udder. 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.
[Ref: 27440] £260.00
Hand-coloured engraving, first issue. 250 x 368mm (9¾ x 14½"), with large margins. Soiling and markings along upper margin and into plate. Bit dusty.
Kerry Cattle are a rare breed of dairy cattle native to Ireland, and believed to be one of the oldest breeds in Europe. Kerry cattle are normally entirely black with a white tip on the udder. 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.
[Ref: 27440] £260.00