'The Deliverer' in the manner of Louisa Corbaux, from the Ex...

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€200 - €400

'The Deliverer' in the manner of Louisa Corbaux, from the Exhibition of 1851 of a Newfoundland dog being embraced by a small child Oil on Canvas. 'Captain Bailey was an officer in India in the 1800's. He owned a Newfoundland dog called Bashaw
The story is told that one day when the Captain and his dog were in the company of a Maharajah his son was suddenly threatened by a large snake.The dog saved the boy by biting off the head of the snake and thus earning the eternal gratitude of the Maharajah. In an original Timber and Plaster Gilt frame. 33 x 41 cm approx.