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出版Antique Collectors' Club, 1996
主題Art / History / GeneralArt / Techniques / PaintingArt / Subjects & Themes / Plants & AnimalsHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralTechnology & Engineering / Agriculture / GeneralTechnology & Engineering / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry
ISBN18514923999781851492398
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=SSk4AQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋In the late eighteenth century livestock breeding swept the country with the urgency of any newly created fashion. Royalty, nobility and commoners competed for livestock prizes at agricultural shows up and down the country. Animals of extraordinary dimensions were toured in horse-drawn caravans over nearly impassable roads to entertain the crowds who flocked to see them. Debates were waged in the national press over the relative merits of one breed versus another and never before or since has the country boasted so many different breeds of farm animals. The livestock portraits of the day form the only record of many of these early breeds which are now endangered, extinct or changed beyond recognition. The paintings were commissioned by proud breeders to impress friends, clients and the world at large with their improved breeds and show ring triumphs. The illustrations have been gathered together from museums and private collections up and down the country, ranging from stately mansions to humble cottages. This book explains the unique conditions which gave rise to such an extraordinary school of painting and looks closely at the artists, many of them little known, who specialised in this genre. It also examines the development of our native breeds of cattle, sheep, pigs, horses and poultry.