Rather fetching: classic portraits of dogs – in pictures

March 18, 2023

A Saluki Dog, 1840-4, by Edwin Landseer.

Photograph: © Towneley Hall Museum
Portrait Model of Caesar, 1908, by Fabergé.

Photograph: Royal Collection Trust © His Majesty Charles III, 2022
Pluto’s Grave, 2003, by Lucian Freud.

Photograph: © The Lucian Freud Archive/Bridgemanart.com
Doubtful Crumbs, 1858-1859, by Edwin Landseer.

Photograph: © The Trustees of The Wallace Collection
Minna, c1873, by Charles Burton Barber.

Photograph: © His Majesty Charles III 2022
Vassilka, 1908, by Fabergé.

Photograph: Royal Collection Trust © His Majesty Charles III, 2022
Hanava Breed Dog, 1768, by Jean-Jacques Bachelier.

Photograph: © The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
Fanny, a Favourite Dog, 1822, by James Ward.

Photograph: By courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soane’s Museum, London
Dog Painting 41, 1995, by David Hockney.

Photograph: Richard Schmidt/© David Hockney Archive
Brizo, a Shepherd’s Dog, 1864, by Rosa Bonheur.

Photograph: © Trustees of The Wallace Collection
Hector, Nero and Dash with the Parrot, Lory, 1838, by Edwin Landseer.

Photograph: Royal Collection Trust © His Majesty King Charles III 2022
A Dog Lying on a Ledge, 1650-80, artist unknown.

Photograph: © Ashmolean Museum