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The Italian Greyhound "Dino" by Sir George Pirie HRA, PRSA, HRSW (Scottish, 1863-1946) The Italian Greyhound "Dino" by Sir George Pirie HRA, PRSA, HRSW (Scottish, 1863-1946). Titled to the reverse "Dino".
Scottish, circa 1890.
This is possibly a dog from the famous Italian Greyhound kennels of Miss H M MacKenzie. According to Cassell� famous publication, "New Book of the Dog", �It is singular that Scottish breeder have frequently produced the best Italian Greyhounds.� Two of the better breeders at the turn of the 20th century were Mr Bruce, of Falkirk and Miss H M Mackenzie. The Scottish breeders did not give their dogs kennel names, and interestingly Miss MacKenzie's dogs were mainly given four sylable names, such as Hero, Vino, Dido, Juno and Jack. ("Dido was a lovely little bitch. She was the granddaughter of Jack, whom Miss MacKenzie bought for ten shillings from a butcher in Smithfield Market. There was a curious circumstance in connection with Jack. Years after his death some of his offspring were being exhibited, when a visitor from Rugby admiring them, remarked upon their likeness to a dog that he had lost in London. Dates and facts were compared, and it transpired that the lost dog and the butcher's dog were one and the same, and that Jack was really of most aristocratic pedigree"). It is highly likely "Dino" (our painting) came from the same kennel. This short name, and the Scottish connection strengthens the likelihood that the Scottish artist Sir George Pirie was the painter of"Dino".
Provenance: from the collection of Mr.George G.P.Gardiner, thence by descent
This is a SOLD item and has been left in the Public Domain for research purposes. Images are available for public use with an acknowledgement to www.hamsheregallery.com
SIMILAR REQUIRED.
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