Greyhound, Fox Terrier, Skye Terrier... The New Love. c1883

by C.T. Garland

Antique print of young girl with Skye Terrier puppy.

A lovely scene in Victorian England in front of a fireplace (with fine later hand-colour). Eleven year-old Kate looked after the gentle Greyhound that she called Clarinda. Nine year-old Minnie called 'her very own' Fox-Terrier, Tip. The 'small bundle of fluff' Skye-Terrier, named Tiney, was a 12th birthday present, so that Kate had a pet of her own too.

Original wood engraving c1883, from a painting by Charles Trevor Garland (1855-1906), for The Illustrated London News periodical. An illustrated weekly newspaper that began production in 1842. In the nineteenth century many periodicals maintained their sales to the general population by the inclusion of illustrations. In London, the best known of these was The Illustrated London News. Since it was first published, the finely engraved images have been collected, coloured, and displayed to give endless enjoyment.

Page size is 395 x 290mm (15 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches). Image measures 240 x 315mm (9 1/2 x 12 3/8 inches). Brittle edges of the page have been reinforced with conservation tape.