Description
Reclaimed Sun Aged Print titled “Portrait of the Short Horned Bull Patriot”. Thomas Weaver and William Ward
It was engraved by William Ward in Shrewsbury in 1810, based on a painting by Thomas Weaver.
The print depicts a prize-winning Short Horned Bull named Patriot in a rural landscape, with a man and a dog in the foreground and a windmill in the background.
These livestock portraits were popular in 19th-century Britain and served as displays of wealth and agricultural advancements.
The print is part of the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art.
Framed Dimensions:
13
9 in x 15 in
The frames are chipped and scratched and the prints have some foxing. The surrounding border cards are also a bit stained.
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