Engraved Hand-Colored Print, The Durham Ox with John Day

Item Number: M4
Shape Type: Engraved Hand-Colored Print The Durham Ox with John Day
Pattern Name: The Durham Ox with John Day
Date: c. 1802
Dimensions:  L 23.5″, W 19.5″
Maker: Boalch
Maker’s Mark: Printed
Description:
This early engraved print is titled “The Durham Ox.”  It is  stipple engraved, hand-colored. The complete copy, printed under the title, reads as follows: “To the Right Honorable Lord Somerville this print is with great respect humbly dedicated by his Lordship’s most obedt. Servant John Day. This wonderful animal is now the property of Mr. John Day of Hamston, near Lincoln, and was, March 20, 1802, six years old. Subscriptions taken for this print in the first year, amounted to two thousand and upwards, from whence the public opinion of this beautiful animal may well be ascertained. This ox is still in a growing and improving state, and weighs according to the computation of the best judges 30 score pr. quarter, which is 300 stone 8lb to the stone, or 171 stone 14 lb to the stone. [Arms of the 15th Baron Somerville]. Painted by J. Boultbee. Engraved by I. Whessell. Published March 20, 1802 by John Day. Boalch 27. This example has been professionally framed. This print served as the source for the transfer-printed pattern on a large platter also in this collection: See P92 Durham Ox and John Day.
Bibliography:
“The Durham OX,” Comben, Norman. Adlard Print & Preprograhpics, Nottingham, 2007.
Condition: Very good. Professionally restored and perserved.