Late 1830s Naive British Ink and Watercolor: The Newfoundland Dog mouths as if saying "I know

as if saying "I know the answer" and forever waiting to be called upon

though the box itself may be older than that

I find this bowl about as beautiful as it gets

painted papier mache I believe

Its maker also cared about aesthetics

Late 1830s Naive British Ink and Watercolor: The Newfoundland Dog mouths as if saying "I knowThis marvelous watercolor of "the newfoundland dog" is one of a group I purchased from a seller in England, which had previously been bound together as a booklet, and which I am listing individually. Like this dog, each depicts a working animal in a very iconic and really quite regal manner to my eye just about as good as it gets. The odd watercolor in the group, portraying Dick Turpin and The Brothers' Gibbet at Gonerby, was made after a famous print