GIANTS AT PLAY 1893 Briton Rivière dog labourers VICTORIAN TINTED PRINT

Original 1893 6 1/2 inch x 10 1/2 inch Tinted Engraving titled GIANTS AT PLAY

The picture shows three labourers at rest, playing with a young bull-pup. The smallness of the dog serves to emphasise the size and great strength of the men. They are portrayed quite realistically in working clothes, their boots bearing the grime of their work. The feather and string game being played with the puppy may well be the first stage in the training that will prepare it for fighting and baiting.

From the painting by Briton Rivière (1840 - 1920). A British artist of Huguenot descent. Riviere specialised in painting scenes with animals, often of a sentimental or humorous nature, which proved immensely popular with the Victorian public.

Published in the Art Journal 1893

Page size 12 1/2 inch x 9 1/4 inch

The print is in very good condition. Reverse side blank.