"The Conciliator" ~ by A. B. Frost from a Vintage Portfolio

This piece is another one of four engravings from a vintage A. B. Frost portfolio which was acquired by my father in the 1950s ~ another of these is shown in the post below this one. My father had kept these safely stored in their original portfolio and had never gotten around to having them framed. When they were passed along to us, we eventually managed to have them mounted in matching vintage frames which The Lady of the House discovered and acquired on one of our antique-hunting adventures. The view area measures thirteen inches wide by nine inches high.
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This particular piece, signed in the lower right corner, is entitled "The Conciliator" and depicts a hunter offering his whiskey flask to a landowner whose posted property the hunter wishes to access. An apparent relative of the landowner is climbing over the rail fence in the background, perhaps to share a sip of whiskey, too. The hunter's Llewellin Setter attentively takes note of the proceedings in hopes of going hunting soon. Perhaps the soulful eyes of the Setter will help soften the landowner to the hunter's request, however the proffered flask will definitely seal the deal along with a promise of shared bounty from the landowner's land.

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