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Attractive Antique Print of the Sheepdog and Other Dog Breeds, 1845
£230 ($300, €270)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1845
- Size
- 12.8 × 9.3 in (32.5 × 23.5 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Some soiling. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
- Period
- Early 19th century
- Section
- Mammals
- Reference
- f_29304672
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique print titled 'De Nieuw-Hollandsche Hond - De Herders Hond - De Drijfbrak - De Keeshond'. Lithograph of various dog breeds including the sheepdog. This print originates from 'Volledige Natuurlijke Historie der Zoogdieren', a Dutch edition of 'Naturgeschichte Abbildungen der Saugethiere' by H. R. Schinz, published in Amsterdam by J. F. Schleijer.
Artists and Engravers: The author Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist. Schinz was born at Zurich and studied medicine at Wurzburg and Jena, returning to Zurich in 1798 to practice. In 1804 he became a teacher at the medical institute, and in 1833 he became extraordinary professor of natural history at the university of Zurich.
Condition: Good, some soiling. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
Date: 1845
Overall size: 23.5 x 32.5 cm.
Image size: 19 x 24 cm.
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