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His Only Friend

Name: His Only Friend
Brand: Best in Show
SKU: PA-01843

Briton Rivière, 1871

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, 72 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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A ragged, barefoot boy rests by the roadside with everything he owns, which is one dog, which is enough to be a household. Victorian social conscience at its least preachy — Rivière lets the dog make the argument that no one is truly destitute who is loved.

Maker: Briton Rivière
Date: 1871
Medium of the original: Oil on canvas
Original held by: Manchester Art Gallery
Credit: Manchester Art Gallery · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01843

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Size	Why
10 x 8 in	72 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 8 in	66 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
14 x 11 in	52 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 12 in	48 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 12 in	44 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
20 x 16 in	36 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 16 in	33 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 18 in	32 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	26 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 24 in	24 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 24 in	22 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 30 in	19 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in	16 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	13 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged