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A Special Pleader

Name: A Special Pleader
Brand: Best in Show
SKU: PA-01834

Charles Burton Barber, 1893

Best in ShowPA-01834Tear sheet

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, 111 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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A small girl stands facing the corner in disgrace while the family collie lifts a paw to her — counsel for the defence, appearing pro bono. Barber's courtroom comedy of the nursery: the dog as the one member of the household unbound by the verdict.

Maker: Charles Burton Barber
Date: 1893
Medium of the original: Oil on canvas
Original held by: Touchstones Rochdale
Credit: Touchstones Rochdale · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01834

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How the print check works

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
10 x 8 in	111 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 10% crop
14 x 11 in	81 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 12 in	74 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 10% crop
20 x 16 in	55 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 10% crop
24 x 18 in	49 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 10% crop
30 x 24 in	37 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 10% crop
40 x 30 in	29 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in	24 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	Wrong shape: a 10% crop