Greg Ruth’s The Hedge Knight Art Print Brings Dunk and Egg to Bottleneck Gallery

Greg Ruth’s portrait of Dunk and Egg puts the central pairing from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms against the striking design of Dunk’s shield. Bottleneck Gallery is releasing the artwork as The Hedge Knight, a hand-numbered fine art giclée print, with a second version printed on an acrylic panel. For collectors, the release’s defining details are its two formats, different edition sizes and stated prices.

The standard print measures 12 by 16 inches and is limited to 100 pieces. Each is hand numbered, giving the edition a visible place within the run. Bottleneck Gallery lists the price at $50, with the sale scheduled for 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 12, through BottleneckGallery.com. The source gives no year for the sale date, so the weekday and date should be read as supplied rather than matched to a particular calendar year.

Two formats, two edition sizes

The alternate version shifts the same artwork onto a 4 mm thick acrylic panel. Bottleneck Gallery says it will use archival pigment inks for this edition, which is limited to 35 pieces and priced at $85. That makes it the smaller of the two stated runs. The source doesn’t specify whether the acrylic version is also hand numbered, so collectors should distinguish that detail from the explicit numbering information given for the giclée print.

The format affects how the image will sit in a collection. A 12 by 16 inch paper print can be framed behind glazing or displayed in a portfolio, depending on the owner’s preference and the print’s handling requirements. An acrylic panel offers a different display surface and construction, and its 4 mm thickness is a useful identifying detail when comparing the edition listing with photographs or a physical copy. The source doesn’t provide mounting hardware, framing guidance or care instructions for either format.

For anyone tracking the release, it helps to record the full title, artist, gallery, dimensions, edition size, material and price together. Those particulars separate the paper giclée from the acrylic panel and reduce the chance of mixing up the two formats in collection notes. Keep any order record and packaging information with the item’s documentation; the article does not specify certificates, signatures, shipping arrangements or packaging.

A portrait built around the unlikely pair

Bottleneck Gallery describes the print as an ode to Dunk and Egg, the mismatched companions at the heart of the show. The gallery praised the series for its compact storytelling, character work and casting, and singled out Ruth’s likenesses as a strength of the image. Its composition places the two figures in front of the shield’s elaborate design, tying the character portrait to a recognizable visual element of Dunk’s story.

That combination gives the print more than a straightforward character image: the shield supplies a strong graphic backdrop, while the figures keep the focus on the pair’s relationship. The source identifies the work as inspired by HBO’s Game of Thrones: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. It does not give further production details about the image, such as the printing location, paper stock, surface finish or whether the artwork has variants beyond the two formats described.

Ruth’s website is linked in the original release coverage at gregthings.com. Collectors interested in the artist’s work can use that source alongside the gallery listing to keep the attribution attached to the piece. The image itself is reproduced here as supplied:

Details to keep with the print

The two editions share the title and artwork, but their specifications are distinct: the giclée is a 12 by 16 inch hand-numbered print in a run of 100 at $50, while the acrylic panel measures 4 mm thick, uses archival pigment inks, comes in a run of 35 and costs $85. Bottleneck Gallery lists the release time as 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 12, at its website. The source doesn’t state a year or provide later availability details.

For a collection record, note which material you own and preserve the edition information exactly as the gallery gives it. The sale details make this release easy to identify, while the portrait’s shield backdrop gives it a clear visual connection to Dunk and Egg’s first adventure.