| Title: |
Bull Dog and Pomeranian Dog |
| Engraver: |
Tookey, James (British, fl. c. 1800 - 1830) |
| Designer: |
Ibbetson, Julius (Yorkshire, 1759 - 1812) |
| Date: |
1805 |
| Medium: |
Original Hand-Coloured Engraving |
| Publisher: |
Peter Jackson, Fisher & Son, St. Martin's-Le-Grand, London |
| Source: |
The Cabinet of Quadrupeds |
| Note: |
James Tookey (British, active 1800 - 1830): The English artist
James Tookey was an accomplished engraver of animals, landscapes and portraits.
Active in England during the first half of the 19th century, he
engraved the plates for Church's, Cabinet of Quadrupeds, Bell's British
Theatre. Speciments of his work will be found in the collecdtions of the British
Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, N. Y. |
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Julius Ibbetson (Yorkshire, 1759 - 1812): An accomplished landscape, marine,
figure and animal painter, Ibbetson gained public recognition at the early
age of seventeen. He began exhibiting at the Royal Academy as early as 1785.
He continued to exhibit there until his death, gaining a reputation for being
one of the greatest painters of his day. |
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Bull Dog and Pomeranian Dog hails from the Cabinet
of Quadrupeds, published in 1805 by Peter Jackson, Fisher & Son, St. Martin's-Le-Grand,
London. Historical and Scientific descriptions were furnished by John Church, F. M. S. By far
the greatest accomplishment of the publication, however, was the over one hundred engraved plates by
James Tookey. The esteemed British artist, Julius Ibbetson, was commissioned to make the designs.
A small number of the sets were hand-colored at the time of publication. |
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The point that should thus be made is that these engravings
from the Cabinet of Quadrupeds, such as Bull Dog and Pomeranian Dog
strike us as being a great deal more than dry examinations of specimens of mammals.
Without sacrificing any accuracy in his rendition, Ibbetson, throughout his fine backgrounds and sympathetic
portrayals, has lifted these engravings into the realm of artistry. Such
exceptional renditions of animals within their natural environments is exceedingly
rare for this early era, and in part this explains why these engravings have
been so often praised and sought after for almost two centuries. |
| Size: |
8 3/4 X 6 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate,
height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
| Buy Now |
Price: $195.00 US |
| Condition: |
Printed on early nineteenth century wove paper and with
full margins as published in the Cabinet of Quadrupeds in 1805. Bull Dog and Pomeranian Dog is
a superb example of early animal engravings. |
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