Continental School, 19th Century
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Continental School, 19th Century

A St. Bernard carrying a brown terrier in its mouth in a mountainous landscape

细节
Continental School, 19th Century
A St. Bernard carrying a brown terrier in its mouth in a mountainous landscape
oil on canvas
48½ x 52¼ in. (123.2 x 132.6 cm.)
注意事项
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拍场告示
Kindly note that the present picture is by the Sheffield artist Benjamin Cam Norton (active 1862) titled 'Friendship' and signed with his initials 'B.C.N.' (on the red handkerchief).

The dog is not a St. Bernard but a Newfoundland.

Literature
W. Secord, Dog Painting, The European Breeds, Woodbridge, 2000, p. 62, no. 56, illustrated (with incorrect dimensions of 36 x 72 in. 91.5 x 183 cm.).