SOLD (SA) Victorian Oil on Linen Portrait of Black and White Spaniel, 1882 rabbits NC framer on back) I

NC framer on back) I believe was done by a Dennis Martin (who signed a second drawing I found this one alongside

and is structurally solid with very little bristle loss or looseness

and a little bit Southwestern

in part for their calming effects

SOLD (SA) Victorian Oil on Linen Portrait of Black and White Spaniel, 1882 rabbits NC framer on back) IThis is, hands down, a wonderful painting. The sort of painting that makes me think of a luxurious, richly decorated room, old leather and wood everywhere, walls perhaps painted a deep burgundy and hung with dozens of antique dog portraits in gilded frames. But even amid many, I do think this painting, elegantly and dexterously capturing one handsome, highly prized, regal but gentle looking Spaniel (I think), would surely be my favorite! Oil on linen,