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Thomas Musgrove Joy (1812-66)
Gabbas Signed and dated 1845
Oil on canvas | 35.7 x 45.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 405822
Thomas Musgrove Joy (1812-66)
Gabbas Signed and dated 1845
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A white and brown Pyrenean dog, standing, facing the left in a frozen mountainous landscape.
Gabbas, a Pyrenean Mountain dog, was given to Queen Victoria by King Louis-Philippe of France in December 1844. He was very aggressive and bit the Queen badly in the arm. As a result he was given to the Zoological Society.
Signed and dated: T M Joy / 1845. Inscribed on the back with the names of artist and sitter and the date, 1845.Provenance
Painted for Queen Victoria; recorded hanging in the Kennels at Windsor Castle in 1878
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
35.7 x 45.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
50.4 x 60.6 x 3.5 cm (frame, external)
