An African Bull. from the Banks of the River Sierre Liona.
London, Pub: July 20. 1801, by George Garrard, Agricultural Museum, 28, George St. Hanover Squ.r
Hand-coloured engraving with large margins, very fine first issue. Plate 299 x 431mm. 11¾ x 17". Four wormholes.
An African cow with short horns, found in Sierra Leone. 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: 27445] £280.00
Hand-coloured engraving with large margins, very fine first issue. Plate 299 x 431mm. 11¾ x 17". Four wormholes.
An African cow with short horns, found in Sierra Leone. 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: 27445] £280.00