Faithful and Fearless

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This new book features fifty works of art depicting the special connection between people and their beloved pet from members of the British Royal family, to artists themselves. Portraits of Dogs is an engaging, highly giftable book which gives a historical overview of the remarkable range of dog paintings produced over the last two hundred and fifty years. From portraits by big-name society artists like Gainsborough and Reynolds, and commemorative paintings which look at the relationship of dog to owner and vice-versa, to allegorical paintings with dogs used as metaphors of the human condition, this new book is a must-have for any art and dog-lover. Over fifty paintings drawn from major British collections, including the Royal Collection, the V&A, Tate Britain, the British Museum, and a wealth of regional museums and private collections, are arranged by theme. In addition an appendix presents two "vaults" featuring memorabilia and objets d'art pertaining to dogs (bronzes, photos, brooches, and Faberge works, many relating to British royals, especially Queen Victoria and her children) all evoking the sense of a cabinet of curiosities. AUTHOR: Xavier Bray is the director of The Wallace Collection, London, UK. 91 colour illustrations