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Victorian Oil Painting Rough Scottish Collie Dog By John Trivet Nettleship

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Introducing a masterpiece from the Victorian era, the "Rough Scottish Collie Dog" by renowned artist John Trivet Nettleship. This exquisite oil painting captures the natural beauty and grace of the collie, bringing a touch of sophistication and refinement to any art collection. A timeless investment for the discerning art connoisseur.
If you are looking for a painting to that really stands out to display in your private home or corporate office then this is for you, love this magnificent piece.
Title “Portrait of A Scottish Rough Border Collie Dog"
Subject portrait of beautiful impressive Scottish Rough Collie Dog in side profit facing left. Having a lush thick brown and white coat, standing in an impressive pose set in outdoor landscape setting.
Oil on canvas.
Signed bottom corner by the known listed British artist John Trivet Nettleship.
Circa late 19th century dated 1898 Victorian era.
Set in later gilt frame.
This is a rather fine example of his works.
John Trivet Nettle ship (11 February 1841 – 31 August 1902) was a British 19th century artist, known & celebrated artist for his depictions of animals particularly wild animals. This work of a domesticated Border Collie dog is rare & unusual work for this artist. Nettle ship studied at the Heather School of Fine Art and at the Slave School of Fine Art. His daughter, Ida Nettle ship (1877-1907) went on to become an artist, and the first wife of the painter Augustus John (1871-1961). The highest recorded sold price was $11,222 US dollars which was for Perilous Play that sold at Bantams in 1999. He was also an author and book illustrator.
He was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire on 11 February 1841, the second son of Henry John Nettle ship, a solicitor there, and brother of Henry Nettle ship, Richard Lewis Nettle ship, and of Edward Nettle ship, the ophthalmic surgeon. His mother was Isabella Ann, daughter of James Hog, vicar of Eddington and Master of Kettering Grammar School. Nettle ship was for some time a chorister at New College, Oxford. Afterwards he was sent to the cathedral school at Durham, where his brother Henry had preceded him. Having won the English verse prize on the subject of "Venice" in 1856, he was taken away comparatively young, in order to enter his father's office. There he remained for two or three years, finishing his articles in London. Admitted a solicitor and in practice for a brief period, he decided to devote himself to art, and entered himself as a student at Heather's and at the Slave School in London, but was largely self-taught.
For twenty-seven years (1874–1901) he exhibited spacious oil pictures of lions, tigers, etc., at the Royal Academy and for most of the period at the Grosvenor Gallery.
Provenance Anon. Sale, Christie's, London, 12 November 1971, lot 191. Private Collection, Germany, Roberts London, in collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant.
Sources Foster, R. F. (1998). W. B. Yeats: A Life. Vol. I. p. 12. Leighton, Alexandra (2005). Life and Letters of Robert Browning. Costco. p. 327. ISBN 978-159605667-1. Todd, Colin (2012). Visions of Blake. Liverpool University Press. Attribution This article also incorporates text from a publication which is in the public domain: Cotton, James Sutherland (1912). "Nettle ship, John Trivet". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 4–5.
Highly sought after due to the collectible hunting animal nature of subject such elaborate detail.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface in good overall order. Having foxing stains & craquelure in places also a paint touch up to some background areas. Original canvas, set in a later gilt frame which has various general wear, scuffs, stains & chips, losses, overprinting commensurate with usage & old age. It would benefit with being reframed.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (58 cm)
Wide (73 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (4 cm)