George Townly Stubbs
(British, 1756-1815)
after Jacopo Bassano (Italian, 1510-1592)
Bracchi Italiano - two Italian Pointers tied to a tree stump

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23 July 2025, 14:00 BST

Edinburgh

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George Townly Stubbs (British, 1756-1815), after Jacopo Bassano (Italian, 1510-1592)

Bracchi Italiano - two Italian Pointers tied to a tree stump
engraving
image 37.5 x 50cm (14 3/4 x 19 11/16in)
published by George Townly Stubbs and Charles Goodhall, London, on 4 August 1792

Footnotes

The present work is a rare engraving by George Townley Stubbs (1756-1815), after a painting of 1548 by Jacapo Bassano. The painting was acquired by the Duke of Bedford in the 18th century from William Beckford, novelist and art critic, and at that time was believed to be by Titian. The Duke of Bedford commissioned Stubbs to make an engraving of the picture which indeed attributes the painting to Titian. The original artwork now hangs in the Louvre.

The history of the Braccho Italiano, or Italian Pointer dates back to the Renaissance period in Italy, where it was highly prized by Italian nobility for its hunting prowess.

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George Townly Stubbs(British, 1756-1815)after Jacopo Bassano (Italian, 1510-1592)Bracchi Italiano - two Italian Pointers tied to a tree stump