A Bull from the Island of Shetland, In the Possession of John Maitland Esq.r
London, Pub: March 1, 1802 by George Garrard, Agricultural Museum, 28, George St.t Hanover Sq.r.
Hand-coloured engraving, first issue. 316 x 468mm (12½ x 18½"), with large margins, watermarked 'J Whatman 1794'. Four wormholes.
Shetland cattle from the Shetland Isles off the north coast of Scotland. The possess their characteristic genetic qualities of thriftiness, productivity and hardiness, through adaptation and survival in one of the United Kingdom's most rigorous environments. 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: 27444] £260.00
Hand-coloured engraving, first issue. 316 x 468mm (12½ x 18½"), with large margins, watermarked 'J Whatman 1794'. Four wormholes.
Shetland cattle from the Shetland Isles off the north coast of Scotland. The possess their characteristic genetic qualities of thriftiness, productivity and hardiness, through adaptation and survival in one of the United Kingdom's most rigorous environments. 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: 27444] £260.00