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Fine Antique British Dog Oil Painting Portrait of Jack Russell Terrier John Emms
By John Emms
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
characterful Jack Russell is by John Emms (1843-1912), one of the most accomplished British animal painters of
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Late 19th Century English School Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil

Wild horses surprised by a snake
Located in GB
accuracy were central to artistic practice. Lachenwitz is best known as an animal painter, particularly
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

René Louis Crethien – Still Life of Hunting with Dog
Located in GOUVIEUX, FR
-century animal and hunting art. The presence of the dog adds a narrative dimension to the piece: the
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Late 19th Century French School Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil

English Victorian 19th century portrait of a Spaniel standing in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
exemplary piece showcasing the talent of this 19th-century English animal painter. The artwork features a
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1840s Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Chestnut Stallion at Rest, British School 19th century
Located in GB
verdant rural landscape—a classic subject in Victorian sporting and animal portraiture. The horse is shown
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19th Century Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hare in the Snow by Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt (Leipzig 1895 – 1977 Munich)
Located in Knokke, BE
name. He was a German painter, graphic artist, and illustrator, best known for his skillful animal
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dog portrait oil painting of fox terrier puppies
By Valentine Thomas Garland
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
inches Exhibited: Bristol Art Gallery loan exhibition of 1906, no.182. Provenance: Arthur Robinson
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Antique Large Hunting Scene Dogs Edward Armfield British Oil Painting
By Edward Armfield
Located in London, GB
Victorian animal painters. Known for his animated portrayals of dogs and his ability to convey their
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Late 19th Century English School Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ploughing in the Nivernais
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
painted in 1849 by Rosa Bonheur, a major figure in 19th-century animal painting. This monumental work
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1850s French School Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century horse portrait oil painting of a chestnut mare
By Henry Frederick Lucas Lucas
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
work he most likely studied art and animal anatomy. It is unclear why he started signing his works as
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19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Attending the hounds after the shooting, Gilbert Holiday, 20th century, signed
By Gilbert Holiday
Located in GB
fuelled his early love of horses. Holiday studied at the Royal Academy of Art from 1897 to 1902, where
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Animal Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

The white cow
By Julien Dupré
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Salon and his paintings were in demand from some of the biggest art dealers of their day, Arthur Tooth
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Early 20th Century Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep tree black and white signed
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
etchings of rams. 3 3/4" x 7 3/4" art 16 3/8" x 19 1/8" frame Du Jardin was a master of various genres
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Animal Art

Materials

Etching

A noble friend (possibly a Manchester terrier)
By Alfred Wheeler
Located in London, GB
expressive animal portraits is evident in the sensitive modelling of the terrier’s features and the
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19th Century Realist Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th century English dog portrait, wire haired Jack Russell in original frame
Located in Woodbury, CT
, specialised in intimate animal studies that combined technical mastery with a sense of affectionate
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1890s Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil, Board

English Naive 19th Century - Cow in a stable interior
Located in GB
sitters, farmers, and tradespeople); country life and rural scenes; hunting scenes, ships, and animals and
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19th Century Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Pointer dog - 19th Century Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
and regional traditions of animal painting at the time. The dog is portrayed lying down against a deep
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1890s Impressionist Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

The Flight Into Egypt, 16th Century School of JACOPO BASSANO (1510-1592)
Located in Blackwater, GB
scene of the Holy Family resting amid a drover and his animals. typical of the work of Bassano. Unframed
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17th Century Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Hunting Dog by Carl Friedrich Deiker (Wetzlar 1836 – 1892 Dusseldorf)
Located in Knokke, BE
renowned animal painter, best known for his vivid depictions of hunting scenes and wildlife. Rooted in the
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19th Century Realist Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Spaniel
Located in Lexington, KY
Predominantly working for private patrons, Dalby is known for his sporting art, landscapes, and dog
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19th Century Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil

17th century English Birds on a pond and in flight, Ducks, Swans, Kingfisher
By Francis Barlow
Located in Woodbury, CT
animals, working at a time when such subjects were still dominated by Continental artists. His work
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1670s Old Masters Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Terriers and Fox in Woodland 19th century
By George Armfield
Located in Hillsborough, NC
The Fox and Three Terriers in a woodland landscape is by renowned animal and landscape artist
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19th Century Romantic Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spaniel Portrait - Fine Early 20th Century English Dog Oil on Canvas Painting
By Florence Mabel Hollams
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
Hollams. Excellent quality and condition work by this popular English animal artist. Signed lower right
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Early 20th Century Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

End of the fox hunting day. Hunter with his horse trying to open a gate, signed
Located in GB
then the Higher Grade School for Boys in Cambridge. He later enrolled at the Cambridge School of Art
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Early 20th Century English School Antique Animal Art

Materials

Panel, Oil

Dark Bay Horse by a Stone Wall
Located in GB
engaged in portraiture and animal painting, genres popular among middle-class patrons of the Victorian
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19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Watchful Mother by Otto Eerelman
By Otto Eerelman
Located in New Orleans, LA
) Celebrated across Europe for his lifelike animal portraits, Otto Eerelman achieved immense popularity in the
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Late 19th Century Academic Antique Animal Art

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Canvas, Oil

19th-Century English School, Bay Racehorse In A Stall, Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
at Nuthall Temple. Seen in this light, this rare work becomes more than a provincial animal portrait
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1880s English School Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century sporting horse portrait oil painting of a black horse in a stable
By Frederick Albert Clark
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
-1928) and his first wife Ellen Parsons. His grandfather was the animal painter James Lawrence Clark
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19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil painting on canvas Spaniel and Terrier dog in a kennel by Samuel Fulton
By Samuel Fulton
Located in Gavere, BE
of each animal. Fulton’s paintings typically feature terriers, spaniels, collies, and other popular
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1920s English School Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

After Eugene Verboeckhoven Antique Belgian Pastoral Oil Painting Passing Brook
By Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven
Located in Stockholm, SE
animal paintings and pastoral landscapes. This work demonstrates the enduring influence of his
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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Two dogs chasing a duck overt the water, attributed to Robert Cleminson
By Robert Cleminson
Located in GB
primarily for his depictions of sporting and animal subjects, often emphasizing the vitality and physicality
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Late 19th Century Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Black White Jack Russell Terrier, 19th Century HENRY CROWTHER
Located in Blackwater, GB
canvas by Henry Crowther. Excellent quality and condition early example of the breed in art by Henry
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19th Century Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Portrait of a Jack Russel dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
animal’s character through careful attention to the glossy black and tan markings, set against a plain
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1890s Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Toy Spaniel pets with Blue Bows, 19th century oil on canvas
Located in Hillsborough, NC
canvas with soulful eyes. These two are French, painted by animal portrait artist Isabelle Venat. Oil on
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19th Century French School Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Fiberboard

Dog In A Chicken Run By Joos Vincent De Vos
By Joos Vincent de Vos
Located in Gent, VOV
animal painter. He trained at the Kortrijk Academy between 1848 and 1852. His main influence was the
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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil

Early 20th century Chicken with Chicks on a next in a farm Yard landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
of German genre and animal painting in the early 20th century, celebrating rural life through careful
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1910s Victorian Antique Animal Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

19th century English portrait of a Westie and Cairn Terrier in a barn
By George Armfield
Located in Woodbury, CT
animal painters of the Victorian era. The scene depicts a pair of terriers — one white, the other darker
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1850s Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Forest landscape with herd of cattle”
Located in Edinburgh, GB
landscape painting, Romantic art, or animal studies.
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19th Century Romantic Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Pharaoh s Horses
By John Frederick Herring Sr.
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
-bred and reared, that union of strength and elegance – the perfect symmetry of the animal which he
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19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil

Garden landscape Still Life with Sparrow Birds eating cherries in a Basket
Located in Woodbury, CT
characteristic of German genre and animal painting of the period, reflecting a continued academic tradition
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1910s Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Setter in a Landscape, Antique Dog Painting
By John Martin Tracy
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
his art studies. He was forced to abandon his education, however, at the onset of the Civil War; as a
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Late 19th Century American Realist Antique Animal Art

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Canvas, Oil

Guarding the flock
By Edwin Douglas
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
musical prowess but also for his profound affection for animals, particularly Collies. He and his wife
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19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil

Study of a collie
By Thomas Sidney Cooper
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
in Framed Size 27 x 34 in Provenance with Lane Fine Art, London; The Collection of Charlie Watts
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19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil

Study of a collie
Study of a collie
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A collie standing in a landscape, a country house beyond
By Maud Earl
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
renowned not only for his musical prowess but also for his profound affection for animals, particularly
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19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil

English 19th century portrait of two seated King Charles Cavalier Spaniels dogs
By James Cassie
Located in Woodbury, CT
began his career as a painter of animals and portraits, but on moving to Aberdeen he increasingly turned
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1850s Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Prime Minister with jockey John Shepherd up, and owner Sir Mark Sykes
By Henry Bernard Chalon
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
x 29 7/8 in Henry Bernard Chalon is amongst the most prolific animal painters of the late 18th
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil

“Manchester Terrier, 1854” 19th Century Dog Portrait in Landscape Ex-Bonhams Oil
By George Armfield
Located in Yardley, PA
the collection of William Secord, the recognized authority on 19th century dog art. It was also
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1850s Realist Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Snarling Fox"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
, emphasizing the raw intensity of the animal’s expression. Rendered with remarkable realism, this composition
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19th Century Realist Antique Animal Art

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Oil, Panel

Un Cuirassier (A Cavalryman)
Located in London, GB
, Metropolitan Museum of Art – purchased in 1876 by American businessman Alexander T. Stewart for a huge sum of
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19th Century Realist Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Riders, the autumn meet: equestrian oil by famed French aristocrat and horseman
Located in Norwich, GB
Saint Maurice was also a renowned collector of Islamic and European art. He is historically recognised
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1880s Impressionist Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century horse portrait oil painting of a bay horse in a stable
By Benjamin Cam Norton
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Honorary Secretary to the London Art Union. Although little is known about Norton’s early education, at the
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19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mr Martinson’s Nancy With Job Marson, Jr. Up and the Trainer Job Marson Sr. 1851
Located in Lexington, KY
Cossack. I refrain from any comments on the result. It is manifest that the best animal in the race won it
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19th Century Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil

19th Century European Panoramic Oil Painting Seaside Scene Donkey Drivers Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
seaside rocks, the natural fur of the animals, and the gentle movement of sea waves. An excellent example
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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

A horse-drawn buggy on a track, a hunt beyond
By George Paice
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
prowess but also for his profound affection for animals, particularly Collies. He and his wife, Shirley
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19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Art

Materials

Oil

The Ones that Got Away - Two Pointer Dogs by a River Oil painting Signed E.Petit
By Eugène Petit
Located in St. Albans, GB
exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1863 and in 1873 received a Medal for his services to art. He almost always
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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Antique Animal Art

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Oil

Curious Kittens by Charles Van Den Eycken (1859 – 1923) Romantic painter
By Charles Van Den Eycken
Located in Knokke, BE
his father, he went on to study with the renowned animal painter Joseph Édouard Stevens at the
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19th Century Romantic Antique Animal Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Art Deco Style Patinated Metal Animal Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Art Deco style patinated metal deer sculpture on onyx base. Measures: Width 48 cm. height
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Animal Art

Materials

Onyx, Marble, Metal, Brass

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