This lovely dog paintings with King Charles spaniels was executed by renown Dutch animale, bird, landscape painter August Knip (1819-1859), who came from the famous artist family , he was the sibling of another famous animale painter Henriette Ronner-Knip.

Literature: "General Artist´s Lexicon " by Thieme/Becker and " Dictionary of Austrian artists "(in German), Benezit (in French), several Dutch lexicons; Waller 1938; Scheen I volume, 1969.

Inscription: signed midle left.

Technique: oil on canvas. Salon gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 14 1/2" x h 18 1/2" (37 x 47 cm), framed w 21 1/3" x h 25 1/4" (54,5 x 64 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.