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Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon
Kirk, I get it, but I consider each phase of Parker engraving as a part of history— with its own charm. Some engravers, skilled at scroll, have pretty poor drawing skills.
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Very true that. And their knowledge of animals’ and birds’ anatomy was often lacking. Case in point, the very talented and very celebrated chief engraver at Remington, Robert Runge exibited poor anatomical understanding in some of his dogs and birds in the proper placement or angle of their legs and/or wings.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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