William Ward after Thomas Weaver ";The Unrivalled Lincolnshire Heifer - Fed by Tho's Willoughby of

The Unrivalled Lincolnshire Heifer: Tears to top right hand corner. Two vertical tears within lower right hand corner, approximately 1cm in length and 2cm in length. Further tear towards lower left hand corner approximately 1cm in length. General brown water stains to left hand side margin. Vertical tear upper edge approximately 1cm in length, extending into a more subtle, slightly diagonal crease intersecting through into the animal's hind quarters. General subtle creasing/abrasions within upper left hand corner. General surface dirt. Cockelling to paper. Colour depth reasonable. Herefordshire Bull: General time staining to sheet. Brown splash to lower left hand margin. Imperfection to paper lower right hand corner and upper left hand corner. Relatively small sized foxing spots. Surface dirt, slight cockelling to paper. Two vertical creases to right outer right hand side margin and outer left hand side margin. The Bradwell Ox: Creasing to upper right hand corner. Horizontal crease above animal's horns, approximately 2 - 3cm in length. General time staining to sheet. Horizontal creases to right hand side margin approximate centre and below. Creasing to lower right hand corner and to a lesser extent lower left hand corner. Odd foxing spot. Sheet in a convex fashion. Not examined out of the frames.

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