 From the original 1925 oil painting |
TALAVERA SIMON is one of the most famous dogs in wire fox terrier history.
His blood line derived directly from the legendary Old Tip, and virtually every wire terrier living today can trace its own ancestry back to Talavera Simon and his celebrated son, Romulus.
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Simon – The Founder Of A Dynasty
Now you have the opportunity to own a superb limited edition print of Champion Talavera Simon, from the original oil painting commissioned by his owner when Simon was coming to the height of his fame.This historic print is offered in a worldwide limited edition of just 500, and comes with a numbered Limited Edition Certificate, signed and authenticated by one of Colonel Phipps’ family.
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“I doubt if one can find, at the present time, a wire fox terrier in the show ring or in a household throughout the world, which does not have the name of Ch. Talavera Simon in its pedigree.”
Simon sired
no fewer than
22 champions
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Old Tip born 1866:
the first recorded
wire fox terrier
and direct ancestor
of Simon
View all of the
fine art prints
available on
The Talavera
Gallery Page
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Ch Talavera Romulus,
son of Simon
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