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Harrison William Weir (1824-1906) Study of two King Charles spaniels, seated beside some furniture on which lie some white gloves Signed and dated 1881, pencil and watercolour, 11cm by 16.5cm; And seven further pictures, three studies of dogs, one attributed to John Varley OWS (1778-1842), ex coll L G Duke, provenance: Abbott & Holder Ltd, 30 Museum Street, London; another attributed to Charles Keene (1823-1891), provenance: Abbott & Holder Ltd, ex coll Lord Clark; an ink drawing of a horse race finish, bearing a later inscription verso with biographical details on the artist Edward Duncan RWS (1803-1882), the work titled Racing; a horse in a stable, indistinctly signed and dated 1881, inscribed verso Sultan ''J C Langdon Esq'', in original veneered maple frame, various sizes (8) H W Wier: an animal painter and prolific illustrator, who trained as a colour printer with George Baxter and company, but soon turned to painting, exhibiting from 1843 onwards. The artist rather disliked the exhibition system, preferring to work on commission. He retired in 1870. He worked for The Illustrated London News, The Graphic and Back and White, as well as other publications. He was a keen naturalist and pigeon fancier, and a friend of Charles Darwin. Published Animals and Birds in 1868, Our Cats and all about them in 1889, Poultry and all about them in 1903, as well as The Tiny Natural History Series in 1880. Examples of his work can be found at the Victoria & Albert Museum