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Dog Races

Former TitleThe Trial (Dog Races)
Artist George Vernon Stokes (English, 1873 - 1954)
Dateearly 20th century
MediumEtching
DimensionsPlate: 9 5/8 × 12 5/8 inches (24.46 × 32.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of John Hartzell Hoberg
Object number41-56/1
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Dog racing was and still is popular in the United Kingdom, both in town and country. These sleek greyhounds, a breed famous for speed, strain at their leashes, no doubt in anticipation of their next race.
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