Drew, I'm sure you know but there are probably many others who don't know that second painting is the same illustration that WHF penned for page 111 of New England Grouse Shooting except that the gun on pg 111 is a sidelock hammerless, possibly a British small bore or a LC Smith. He was a wonderful artist.
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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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