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William Henry Davis was an animal painter specialising in cattle, sheep, horses and dogs. He was appointed animal painter to William IV in 1837, and to Queen Victoria in 1839.
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'Pincher'
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WILLIAM HENRY DAVIS (FL.1803-1849)
'Pincher'
Signed and dated 'W Davis Pin* 1832' (lower right) and with inscription by the 2nd Earl of Eldon 'Pincher, a German Spaniel. By W. Davis./This Portrait of Pincher, a German Spaniel, painted by W. Davis in 1832, belonged to the late Lord Chancellor Eldon, at the time of/whose decease Janry 13th 1838 there was in the frame of this picture a memorandum in his own handwriting, referring to this and/to another picture, and consisting of the words 'Portraits of Pincher and Neptune, Dogs formerly belonging to a much-beloved Son.'/The Dogs had formerly belonged to his son the Honble William Henry John Scott who died in 1832, and latterly to Lord Chancellor/Eldon himself. Pincher died May 19th 1840, and was buried at Encombe in Dorset./Eldon. 1840.' (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas
17¼ x 21 in. (43.7 x 53.3 cm.)
'Pincher'
Signed and dated 'W Davis Pin* 1832' (lower right) and with inscription by the 2nd Earl of Eldon 'Pincher, a German Spaniel. By W. Davis./This Portrait of Pincher, a German Spaniel, painted by W. Davis in 1832, belonged to the late Lord Chancellor Eldon, at the time of/whose decease Janry 13th 1838 there was in the frame of this picture a memorandum in his own handwriting, referring to this and/to another picture, and consisting of the words 'Portraits of Pincher and Neptune, Dogs formerly belonging to a much-beloved Son.'/The Dogs had formerly belonged to his son the Honble William Henry John Scott who died in 1832, and latterly to Lord Chancellor/Eldon himself. Pincher died May 19th 1840, and was buried at Encombe in Dorset./Eldon. 1840.' (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas
17¼ x 21 in. (43.7 x 53.3 cm.)
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