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Harry Clifford Pilsbury
Dog Portrait of a Jack Russell Terrier by Harry Clifford Pilsbury

Circa 1900

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  • Antique Horse Portrait- "Sysonby, " Edward Herbert Miner. ex Sotheby's 2004
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  • Antique Dog Portrait: "Mops" a Seated Pug, Norbert Schrödl (Vienna, 1842-1912)
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  • Portrait of a Monkey with Wine Jug, Zacharias Noterman (Bel. Fr. 1824-1890)
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