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Springer Spaniel in a Marshland Landscape
Oil on panel, 20 x 16 cm, by D. Smith, 1837
Private collection
 

A British school portrait of a liver and white English Springer Spaniel in a marshland landscape, with reeds bent by wind. The naturalistic treatment of the sky and setting reflects the influence of John Constable and the broader tradition of early Victorian sporting art.