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A Field Trial Meeting at Bala, North Wales

Name: A Field Trial Meeting at Bala, North Wales
Brand: Best in Show
SKU: PA-01742

George Earl, c. 1870

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, Wrong shape: a 15% crop. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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Sportsmen, judges and a hillside of setters and pointers assemble at Bala for one of the first organised field trials in Britain. George Earl documented the invention of the competitive dog world — this is the sport's founding era painted from inside it.

Maker: George Earl
Date: c. 1870
Medium of the original: Oil on canvas
Original held by: Private collection
Credit: Private collection · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01742

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Size	Why
10 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
12 x 8 in	100 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
14 x 11 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
16 x 12 in	68 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 12 in	67 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
20 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
24 x 16 in	50 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 18 in	45 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	40 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
36 x 24 in	33 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 30 in	27 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in	22 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	20 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged