{"product_id":"antique-st-bernard-dog-oil-painting-gilt-frame-1890","title":"Antique St. Bernard Dog Oil Painting, Circa 1890","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA St. Bernard in full profile, stretched along a wooden ledge, the white mantle and chestnut flanks painted with far more care than the plain wall behind him. It's a small oil on wood panel, unsigned, which is usual for domestic pet portraits of this kind. The head is the best passage in the picture: the dark mask, the lifted chin, the attentive eye. Offered in its worn gilt frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | Unidentified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Unsigned\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Oil on wood panel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | St. Bernard dog in profile, reclining on a wooden ledge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | British\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Age | Circa 1890\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Panel Size | 8.5 in. W x 6.75 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | 10.5 in. W x 8.75 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Format | Horizontal rectangle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Gilt frame with a rope-twist outer edge and a flat inner slip, showing wear consistent with age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]School or Movement | British Victorian animal portraiture. In the second half of the 19th century, painting the family dog became a regular pastime of the middle and upper classes, helped along by the rise of dog shows and the fashion for large breeds like the St. Bernard. Many of these portraits were small, modestly priced, and painted by local or provincial artists rather than the famous names, which is why so many remain unsigned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAntique condition consistent with age. The oil surface shows fine vertical lines running through the paint, which follow the grain of the wood panel beneath. The dog's head and chest are clean and well defined, and the background wall carries a soft, slightly uneven tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe frame shows more wear than the painting. There is gilt loss along the outer rope edge and at the corners, with the darker layer beneath showing through in places, and scattered dark flecks and small losses on the right side and across the flat inner slip. The sides carry rubbing and surface scuffs. The wear reads as honest age and gives the frame a soft, lived-in look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636993261846,"sku":"ENM-2451","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October2026-12737_2d0962c1-ebc1-48a8-b47c-be2d9915fb25.jpg?v=1791678484","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-st-bernard-dog-oil-painting-gilt-frame-1890","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}