708 - W. LIZARS (*1788) after SMITH (*1776), Alco, service dog, steel engraving

W. LIZARS (*1788) after SMITH (*1776), Alco, service dog, steel engraving William Home Lizars (1788 Edinburgh – 1859 Jedburgh) after Charles Hamilton Smith (1776 Vrommenhofen – 1859 Plymouth): The Alco: Young, Carrier Dog of the Indians, 19th century, steel engraving Technique: Hand-colored steel engraving on paper Inscription: Signed in the lower center of the printing plate: "CoT. H Smith del | Lizars sc.". Inscribed in the lower center of the printing plate: "The Alco Young | Carrier dog of the Indians". Numbered in the upper right of the printing plate: "Plate 4". Date: 19th century Description: “Carrier dog of the Indians or the Techichi of Mexico, ancestor of the Chihuahua, Canis lupus familiaris, and a young Alco dog, Yzi-cuinte potzotli in Mexico, Canis lupus familiaris (Canis alco).” Hand-colored steel engraving by William Lizars after a drawing by Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith from Sir William Jardine’s *Naturalist’s Library: Mammals*, W. H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1840. Keywords: Dog, Dog Breed, Animal Representation, Zoology, 19th century, Realism, Animals, United Kingdom, Size: Paper: 10.3 cm x 16.0 cm (4.1 x 6.3 in), Depiction: 8.0 cm x 15.0 cm (3.1 x 5.9 in) Condition: Good condition. Paper minimally discolored due to age. With box pleats along the lower margin. Crease over the upper-left corner of the sheet.