C1878

English Greyhound.

Artist:

Friedrich Specht (1839 - 1909)

$A 40

C.19th engraving of an English Greyhound. All modern pedigree Greyhounds derive from the Greyhound stock recorded and registered first in private studbooks in the 18th century, then in public studbooks in the 19th century, which ultimately were registered with coursing, … Read Full Description

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S/N: DOGS-TRNH-1521–232670

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Full Title:

English Greyhound.

Date:

C1878

Artist:

Friedrich Specht (1839 - 1909)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Engraving.

Image Size:

131mm

x 110mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1878

Description:

C.19th engraving of an English Greyhound.

All modern pedigree Greyhounds derive from the Greyhound stock recorded and registered first in private studbooks in the 18th century, then in public studbooks in the 19th century, which ultimately were registered with coursing, racing, and kennel club authorities of the United Kingdom. Historically, these sighthounds were used primarily for hunting in the open where their pursuit speed and keen eyesight were essential.

Friedrich Specht (1839 - 1909)

Specht was a German painter and natural history illustrator. He provided illustrations of animals and landscapes for a large number of zoology and veterinary science publications, notably for the first edition of Brehms Tierleben (1864–69), Brockhaus and Efron Encloclopedic Dictionary (1890—1907), Karl Christoph Vogt's Die Säugetiere in Wort und Bild (1883–89) and Richard Lydekker's Royal Natural History (1893–96).

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