{"product_id":"enm-2265-english-school-dog-portrait-dated-1922","title":"Antique Signed St. Bernard Dog Portrait Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA St. Bernard in profile, mahogany and white against a plain dark ground, with just the tip of a pink tongue showing. Portraits of favorite dogs were a steady trade for painters in the decades around 1900, and this one has the unfussy directness of the type: no landscape, no props, only the dog. The canvas carries a Winsor \u0026amp; Newton School of Art Canvas stamp on the reverse. It is signed, though I can't read the name with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | Unidentified. Bearing a signature that I cannot read with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Signed in the lower left in two lines, the first beginning \"L.\" and possibly ending in \"S\", the second possibly a date. Not confirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Oil on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | Portrait of a St. Bernard dog in profile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | United Kingdom, on the evidence of the London canvas stamp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Age | Late 19th to early 20th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Canvas Size | 7 in. W x 9 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | 11.5 in. W x 13.5 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Format | Rectangular, portrait orientation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Gilt frame with applied foliate corner ornament, plain gilt liner, and beaded sight edge. Not confirmed original to the painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style | Naturalistic animal portrait\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Support | Original canvas, stamped on the reverse \"Winsor \u0026amp; Newton's School of Art Canvas, Rathbone Place, London W.\" Mounted on newer wooden supports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOriginal canvas, not relined, with no retouching or inpainting noted on examination. The paint surface is dark and slightly matte, as you would expect with this ground. I haven't described the varnish because I can't say what has been applied to it over the years. The reverse shows ordinary age toning, and the canvas stamp is clear. The painting sits on newer wooden supports, so the original stretcher is not present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe frame has a loss to the ornamented bottom edge where the gilt and composition have come away, exposing a pale layer beneath. There is cracking in several of the corner ornaments, all firmly attached with nothing loose. Otherwise the gilt shows ordinary wear. The hanging hardware on the reverse is newer.\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":67636983005462,"sku":"ENM-2265","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October2026-11902.jpg?v=1791246600","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/enm-2265-english-school-dog-portrait-dated-1922","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}