WAITING FOR THE COUNTESS

Original 1878 7 1/8 inch x 5 1/2 inch engraving titled WAITING FOR THE COUNTESS

A dog lying to left on grass beside a fence, raising its left paw and head as if having heard a sound.

Engraved by Charles George Lewis (1808 – 1880). Line, stipple, mezzotint engraver and etcher. Best known for his numerous engravings after Edwin Landseer (from 1837).

After Edwin Landseer (1802 – 1873). Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags.

Published in the Art Journal by J.S. Virtue & Co. Ltd., London.

Page size 12 3/8 inch x 9 1/4 inch

The engraving is in very good condition. Reverse side blank.