Oil on canvas laid on panel, unsigned, circa 1800, presented in a later wood frame with burled veneer and gilt ripple molding.

Panel 33 3/4 x 22 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 43 x 32 in.

Marmaduke Craddock was an English painter of birds and animals, painting in the style of the great Dutch animalier painters like Melchior d'Hondecoeter.

The depiction of the greyhound in this painting relates directly to a painting of dogs with felled game offered at Doyle New York on January 21, 2021 (lot 46). The original source material for this subject is unidentified.

Scattered paint flaking along top edge of canvas and around cock's legs; air pocket between canvas and panel to sky at center left; scattered minor retouch visible under UV light.