Leo Webster
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Lot 59
Horatio Henry Couldery(British, 1832-1893)A Pug Startled by a Stag Beetle
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8 November 2023, 14:00 GMT
EdinburghSold for £1,536 inc. premium
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Harriet Stubbs
Cataloguer
Horatio Henry Couldery (British, 1832-1893)
A Pug Startled by a Stag Beetle
oil on panel
11.5 x 14.5cm (4 1/2 x 5 11/16in).
oil on panel
11.5 x 14.5cm (4 1/2 x 5 11/16in).
Footnotes
Couldery was born in Lewisham, London, the son of a painter; at first a cabinetmaker, he next followed his father's footsteps, entering the Royal Academy School, at the age of 25. He exhibited some twenty works at the Academy from 1861 - 1892, and also at the British Institution and the Society of British Artist, Suffolk Street.
In 1875, Couldery attracted the attention of the established art critic, John Ruskin, who in his Academy Notes, commented that one of his paintings was "quite the most skilful piece in minute and Dureresque painting in the exhibition – (it cannot be rightly seen without a lens)."
Ruskin continues to state the artist's talent and understanding of his subject, "in sympathy with nature, down to the most appalling depths thereof, and its tact and sensitiveness to the finest graduations".
Couldery's works can be found in the Museum of Nottingham, the Museum of Norwich, The Dog Museum, St Louis, and many private collections. The largest collection sits with the Hastings County Museum, Ontario, Canada, which was formed from the Ann Susannah Salaman bequest, (which she had inherited from Bertram and Cecila Couldery).
Saleroom notices
Please note that the attribution for this work should be listed as FOLLOWER OF HORATIO HENRY COURDERY (BRITISH, 1832-1893) and not as stated online.