A 19th c. unknown artist copy of Edward Landseer's "Dignity and Impudence".
 
Oil on canvas and set in a pine wood stretcher within a joined oak wood frame. The artist visually captured and duplicated the artists rendering of "Grafton", a bloodhound belonging to Jacob Bell, a friend of Landseer who commissioned him to make the painting after "Grafton" and another dog "Scratch" were involved in a fight. While  artists were commissioned to copy Landseer's "Dignity and Impudence", few are executed closely capturing his rendition of humanoid characteristics. Another defining and unusual aspect is the inclusion of only "Grafton" and lack of "Scratch" for unknown reasons. 
 
Remains in a remarkably good state of original condition remaining in its original frame and completely untouched and uncleaned. 
 
From a longtime private New England collection where this painting hung on a wall of the home for 30+ years as evident by the amount of dust on the reverse. Hysterically dirty, but part of the charm. Probably London in origin. Ca. 1885. 25"T x 20"W.