Oil on canvas, 1830, signed at lower right, presented in a reeded giltwood frame.

Stretcher size 14 x 18 in. Frame dimensions 18 3/8 x 22 in.

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

George Morley was an animal portrait painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy, and the British institution. He was employed by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, amongst other members of the royal family, to paint portraits of their horses and dogs.

Age cracking, very minimal retouching visible under UV light inspection.