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The English Foxhound (Dogs of All Nations)

Name: The English Foxhound (Dogs of All Nations)
Brand: Best in Show
SKU: PA-01782

W.E. Mason (pub.), 1915

Best in ShowPA-01782Tear sheet

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, 33 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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The English Foxhound's plate from the 1915 breed atlas — the most carefully pedigreed animal in Britain, horses included. Two centuries of stud books distilled into one standing dog; the hunt print without the hunt.

Maker: W.E. Mason (pub.)
Date: 1915
Medium of the original: Photomechanical book plate
Original held by: Internet Archive / Dogs of All Nations 1915
Credit: Internet Archive / Dogs of All Nations 1915 · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01782

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Size	Why
10 x 8 in	33 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 11% crop
14 x 11 in	24 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 12 in	22 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 11% crop
20 x 16 in	16 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 11% crop
24 x 18 in	15 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 11% crop
30 x 24 in	11 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 11% crop
40 x 30 in	9 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in	7 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	Wrong shape: a 11% crop