| Method | Lithograph |
| Artist | A. M. Gauci |
| Published | Ben George, imp. London & Paris. [c.1868] |
| Dimensions | Image 304 x 490 mm, Sheet 383 x 520 mm |
| Notes |
Inscription beneath title reads: Fed on Food Seasoned with Thorley's Condiment. / Age, 3 Years, 2 Months, 1 Week._ Exhibitor. Rich.d Burton, Esq., Place Barton, Broadclyst, Devon._ Breeder, Geo: Gibbs, Esq., Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset. / 1st. Prize at Bingly Hall, 1867._ & 1st. Prize at Smithfield Club Show the Same Year. A. M. Gauci was an animal painter and lithographer active in the mid to late ninteenth century. In 1868 he was based at 24 Stephen Street, Tottenham Court Road. Joseph Thorley (1827 - 1876) was one of the first English manufacturers of compound feed for cattle. Born in Hull, he moved to London to expand his business. By 1861 he had premises at Martins Villas, 17 Lower Hill, Islington; and a few years later built Thorley's Cattle Food Mill at the newly constructed Victoria Wharf. The Royal Smithfield Club, originally titled the Smithfield Cattle and Sheep Society, was formed in 1798 following a meeting at Smithfield Market, London, held under the presidency of Francis, the fifth Duke of Bedford. The society's aim was to organise and stage fatstock classes for a national show. Founders of the Society wanted to emphasise the principle of early maturity of animals for the meat trade and the overall improvement in quality of animals for this trade. The first show was staged in December 1799 at Wootton's Livery Stables (Dolphin Yard), Smithfield, with annual shows then held at other London sites until 1862 when it moved to the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington. Lennox-Boyd i/i Ex. Col.: Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd Condition: Repaired tears to top, centre and right of image, pencil border added to margins |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £400.00 |
| Stock ID | 28997 |