A selection of my collection of over 500 Original Canine Prints
Copperplates, lithographs, and steel engravings from the 1740's to 1940'sThree Ways to Spend Time Here
Have your own dog drawn in period style, adopt an authentic original print, or read about the printing techniques used to draw dogs through the ages..
Draw Your Dog Like an Antique
Send in a photo from your phone. We translate their expression into genuine 18th and 19th-century etching styles on textured paper stock.
- ♦ Five distinct historical drawing techniques
- ♦ Real paper textures scanned from our collection
Purchase my original Prints
Real paper from Victorian books and collections. Nothing reproduced. Each plate comes housed in an acid-free mat cut by hand to fit standard frames.
- ♦ Original 19th-century impressions
- ♦ Acid-free matting ready for your wall
Notes on Printmaking techniques through the years.
Short essays on old printing methods. How to tell a wood engraving from an etching, why paper yellows gracefully, and stories behind eccentric canine illustrators.
- ♦ Practical guides to spotting print types
- ♦ Simple advice on framing fragile paper
The Redraw Studio
Every line is built using stroke rules borrowed directly from our archive prints. Here is a candid snapshot beside two period translations.
The Living Dog
A quick shot on a kitchen rug. Good lighting helps, but what matters is catching the tilt of the head.
Copperplate Etching
Tight cross-hatched linework in warm sepia ink, finished with subtle watercolor wash around the muzzle.
Color Chromolithograph
Multi-stone pigment layering over aged paper stock. Rich earthy tones recreate the look of a late Victorian illustrated breed plate.
Over 500 Original Canine Prints in Our Care
Copperplates, lithographs, and steel engravings from 1740 to 1912Selected Vault Prints
Authentic original engravings preserved in our physical archive. Custom matted and preserved for contemporary architectural living.
COPPERPLATE 1775
Le Chien Courant
Delicate hand-colored copperplate engraving with watercolor tinting, portraying the alert running hound in a classic pastoral rocky landscape.
Crufts 1894
Skye Terrier: Little Dombey
Sketched at Crufts for M. T. Young of Birmingham. Exquisite textural cross-hatching and plumed tail.
Paris 1876
French Pointer
Fine copperplate intaglio. The muscles across the shoulder are etched with surgical precision.
London 1855
Jack in Office
A satirical market scene. The proud terrier sits guarding his cart while hungry strays look on.
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