• May include: Two black and white pencil drawings of a small white dog sleeping on a couch. The first drawing shows the dog sleeping on its side with its head resting on its paws. The second drawing shows the dog sleeping on its back with its paws in the air. The text "Decca doesn't care!" is written below the first drawing.
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1937 LUCY DAWSON Vintage Dog Print Original Book Plate

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  • Materials: Vintage paper, original chalk and ink
  • Vintage: From the 1930s
  • Gift wrapping: Available
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“Love all the prints she sketched”

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Renee Jul 2, 2025

Love all the prints she sketched

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phillip Aug 7, 2024

Great print, absolutely love it. Delivered as expected

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Such a sweet print. Arrived quickly and well packaged.

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May include: Two black and white pencil drawings of a small white dog sleeping on a couch. The first drawing shows the dog sleeping on its side with its head resting on its paws. The second drawing shows the dog sleeping on its back with its paws in the air. The text "Decca doesn't care!" is written below the first drawing.

This is an original Vintage Print taken from an old and out-of-print publication by Lucy Dawson.

Published: 1937 by COLLINS, Forty-Eight Pall Mall London

This is a genuine vintage print (NOT A COPY OR MODERN REPRODUCTION)

Print size 8 3/4 inches x 11 1/2 inches

The condition of the plate is good; there may be slight foxing but it is an authentic old print from a book of drawings over 75 years old. It would look superb framed either alone or in a group, to make a very precious and unique treat for any dog lover!



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** MULTIPLE ITEM SHIPPING DISCOUNT: I WILL COMBINE ANY NUMBER OF PRINTS IN ONE PACKAGE AND CHARGE ONLY ONE SHIPPING FEE!

*** ALL PRINTS ARE PACKED IN ACETATE FREE COVER AND DISPATCHED IN A STURDY HARD BACKED ENVELOPE.



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Lucy Dawson (aka 'Mac') was famous primarily for her portrait work and etching, but she was also one of the most talented and, until recently, under-rated dog artists of the early twentieth century. Lucy worked in pencil, pen, ink and oil, but was mainly known for her work in pastels. Her charming sketches of every breed of dog are similar to the work of Cecil Aldin. She lived in Bristol until about 1930, and then moved to London after the death of her husband. In the late 1930s, she moved again to Hertfordshire, where she stayed until she died just before her eightieth birthday. Lucy Dawson wrote and illustrated a number of books, including Dogs as I See Them (1936), Dogs, Rough And Smooth (1937), from which this lovely print is taken, Lucy Dawson's Dog Book (1939) and Neighbours (1939). She also had reproductions of her drawings featured in both English and American magazines. Most impressively, Lucy Dawson was commissioned by the British Royal Family to go to Windsor Castle and paint their favourite corgi, named Dookie. This painting was later reproduced as the family's personal Christmas card. She also exhibited for many years at the R.I. Galleries in Piccadilly, London."



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