Exhibition Alert! Portraits of Dogs at the Wallace Collection.

 The Wallace collection have a fantastic exhibition of dog art! Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney from 29th March – 15th October 2023.

Highlights from the collection include a large oil by Edwin Landseer 'Trial by Jury' otherwise know as 'Laying Down the Law'. Which is on loan from Chatsworth.

We have a wonderful print after this painting: 

 
[Laying Down the Law]. To the Right Honourable John Singleton Copley, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord High Chancellor of England, This Engraving of Laying Down the Law, is by special desire dedicated to His Lordship by his obedient humble servant Thomas McLean.
Painted by Sir E. Landseer, R.A. Engraved by Thomas Landseer.
London, Published Dec. 1. 1860 by A.J. Isaacs, 56, Bishopsgate St. Within.
Mixed method engraving. 685 x 725mm (27 x 28½"), large margins. Part of dedication weakly inked, laid on backing paper.
A parody of a courtroom, with a large white poodle mimics a judge in his white wig, a paw upon the statute book. The original painting, exhibited at the R.A. in 1840, was bought by the Duke of Devonshire and remains at Chatsworth. Originally published by Thomas McLean in 1843.
[Ref: 57968]   £550.00   
 
Some very sweet drawings by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of their dogs including Eos, Cairnach and the sausage dog: Waldmann, who can be seen in this lovely print of ours:
 

 [The Queen's Dogs.]
Gourlay Steell. 1867.
Published by T. & R. Annan, Glasgow 10th September 1885.
Coloured photogravure on chine collé, signed by the artist. 480 x 445mm (19 x 17½"). Some slight soiling. Small margins.
Three of Queen Victoria's dogs: Noble, a Cheviot-breed collie, lying on a divan; Waldmann, a dachshund; and Corran, a Skye terrier. After Gourlay Steell (1819-94), animal painter dubbed the 'Scottish Landseer' who received many aristocratic commissions for his work. In 1872 he succeeded Edwin Landseer as Queen Victoria's Animal Painter. This portrait was probably painted at Balmoral.
[Ref: 47811]   £350.00 
 
My personal favourite part of the exhibition were the many paintings by David Hockney of his miniture daschunds Stanley and Boodgie. If I had to choose a particular favourite Dog Painting 41 (if you've seen it, you know).

If you have been and fancy a souvenir we have lots of wonderful prints after the artists featured such as Rosa Bonheur, Edwin Landseer,  George Stubbs and Thomas Gainsborough.

If none of these tickle your fancy we have a lot more dog prints online. We recently had a whole listing dedicated to dogs: Catalogue 125: Dogs! Plus we have more uncatalogued prints in store; seperated by breed.

[Pugs.]
Henry Wilkinson.
Coloured etching signed by the artist. 235 x 305mm (9¼ x 12"). Limited edition: 34/250.
An etching by artist Henry Wilkinson (1921-2011) who specialised in sporting dogs and scenes.
[Ref: 59659]   £250.00   (£300.00 incl.VAT)

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