Lot 166: ANTIQUE 1888 ENGRAVING UNITY IS STRENGTH

Antique 1888 Engraving after W.H.Trood (William Henry Hamilton Trood, British 1848-1899) titled "Unity is Strength". William Hamilton Trood has been regarded as one of the most revered dog painters of this time. Engraved by Edwards. In frame measures 42 1/2"x30x1".. Weight 15 pds. NO IN HOUSE SHIPPING. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Mr. John Rutherfoord Bennett, by descent.****Pickup only or Shipping on this item offered through UPS 843-203-3466 store7194@theupsstore.com Pak Mail 843-849-0310 - info@charlestonshipping.com , Quik Mail Etc 843-723-6598 - quikmailetc@gmail.com Please contact one of them or your own choice of shipper directly.****. William Henry Trood was a painter and sculpture who specialized in painting dogs. His work is characterized by a highly finished, sympathetic quality with great attention to detail, yet it is rarely sentimental. Trood exhibited regularly in England but mainly at the Royal Academy from 1879 to 1898. He also exhibited at Suffolk Street, the New Watercolour Society, Grosvenor Gallery and elsewhere.Trood's life and career coincided with the surge in popularity of Dog painting fueled by Queen Victoria's interest (she had many of her dogs painted and owned over seventy at the time of her death) and the increasing fondness towards having dogs as pets. Breeding was also becoming an ever more serious pastime, and Cruft's first dog show was held in London in 1886. It became ever more desirable to have one's dog painted, and Trood's ability to portray the affection in which many people held their pets led to an extremely successful career.

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