William Huggins (1820-1884)
William Huggins (1820-1884)

Study of a terrier, sitting before a Cantonese famille rose vase

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William Huggins (1820-1884)
Study of a terrier, sitting before a Cantonese famille rose vase
signed and dated 'W.Huggins/1868' (lower right)
black, white and red chalk and watercolour, heightened with touches of white, on buff paper
21 x 17 in. (54.6 x 43.2 cm.)

Lot Essay

William Huggins was a Liverpool animal and landscape painter, whose devotion to animals found expression in his carefully observed paintings and drawings, often taken from creatures in the zoo and in a house full of pets. He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1842 and 1875.

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