# Black and White English Waterspaniel

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GILPIN, Sawrey](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 147 x 168 cm

## Commentary

This portrait of the black and white English waterspaniel standing by a pond in an evening landscape was until very recently thought by scholars to be the work of George Stubbs. The English waterspaniel was an ancient breed which enjoyed great favour amongst the shooting fraternity for centuries.

## Related artworks

- [A Black and White English Springer Spaniel in a Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/a-black-and-white-english-springer-spaniel-in-a-landscape-r4db0253980124d>)
- [A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in a Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/a-cavalier-king-charles-spaniel-in-a-landscape-re5bd2547a05b41>)
- [A Dark Bay and a Grey Horse](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/a-dark-bay-and-a-grey-horse-rf6a5ca742f5d41>)
- [Mare and Stallion in a Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/mare-and-stallion-in-a-landscape-r68a0f24d8866f8>)
- [Two Greyhounds and a Mastiff](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/two-greyhounds-and-a-mastiff-r6c2fb662950827>)

## Attribution

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