Harrison William WeirRI (5 May 1824 – 3 January 1906), known as "The Father of the Cat Fancy", was a British artist.[1]
He organised the first cat show in England, at the Crystal Palace, London, in July 1871. He and his brother, John Jenner Weir, both served as judges in the show. In 1887 Harrison Weir founded the National Cat Club and was its first President and Show Manager until his resignation in 1890.
^Batty, Joseph (2003), Harrison Weir: Artist, Author and Poultryman, Beech Publishing House, ISBN 1-85736-411-2
Harrison William Weir RI (5 May 1824 – 3 January 1906), known as "The Father of the Cat Fancy", was a British artist. He organised the first cat show...
mention of an Asian leopard cat × domestic cross was in 1889, when HarrisonWeir wrote of them in Our Cats and All About Them. Jean Mill of California...
1872 at The Crystal Palace in England as the Archangel Cat. However, HarrisonWeir writing in 1895 reported that the early show cats under the Russian...
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social and playful temperament and persistent vocalisation. In 1871, HarrisonWeir organised a cat show at the Crystal Palace, London. A pair of Siamese...
William Wingfield and George William Johnson, with an illustration by HarrisonWeir.: 296 It was included in the original Standard of Excellence in Exhibition...
the Siberian cat was again mentioned in the two editions of a book by HarrisonWeir, who organised and wrote about some of the earliest cat shows in England...
show, in 1871 in The Crystal Palace in London, England, organized by HarrisonWeir. As specimens closer to the later established Persian conformation became...
19th century. B. Moubray was cited as calling it "the Rhone duck", yet HarrisonWeir quotes "A Treatise on Poultry" (1810) naming them a "fine species that...
it were a separate book, and in this case had two illustrations by HarrisonWeir. In reality the story is a repetition of the Chambers narration in standard...
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William Wingfield and George William Johnson, with an illustration by HarrisonWeir.: 190 It was included in the original Standard of Excellence in Exhibition...
Groombridge and Sons, for the Poultry Club. William Bernhard Tegetmeier, HarrisonWeir (illustrator) (1867). The Poultry Book. London; New York: George Routledge...
the Crystal Palace. In 1871, the world's first cat show, organised by HarrisonWeir, was held there. Other shows, such as dog shows, pigeon shows, honey...
Groombridge and Sons, for the Poultry Club. William Bernhard Tegetmeier, HarrisonWeir (illustrator) (1867). The Poultry Book. London; New York: George Routledge...
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drawings by HarrisonWeir 1852b The Farm and its Scenes, with descriptions by Mrs. R. Lee ... and six pictures from drawings by HarrisonWeir 1853a. Foreign...
Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison. He replaced John Michael King who played Freddy in the original Broadway production of the play. Weir made a cameo appearance...
grew up in the neo-gothic mansion named Weirleigh (after its builder HarrisonWeir) in Matfield, Kent. His father, Alfred Ezra Sassoon (1861–1895), son...
domestic ducks use the names 'Penguin Ducks' and 'Baly Soldiers'. HarrisonWeir's Our Poultry (1902) describes the Penguin Ducks belonging to Mr. Edward...
in Matfield House. Alan Watt (1907–74), cricketer, lived in Matfield HarrisonWeir (1824–1906), artist, lived in Matfield. "Matfield is Kent Village of...
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