In the paintings of the work of Gainsborough you can often see dogs. At the same time the artist very accurately conveyed not only the breed of the dog, but also its character. An example of this can be a hunting dog, depicted by a master in the work “William Pointe of Midgehem and his dog Amber.”
The dog lies here at the feet of its master, ready to carry out his order with lightning speed. The viewer seems that at any moment she can come to life and “jump out” of the picture. Remarkable in this respect are such paintings by Gainsborough as “A Village Girl with a Dog and a Jug”, a portrait of John Plumpin and a “Morning Walk”.
In the latter case, the master portrayed a charming playful dog who tries to distract his masters from posing to the artist. Gainsborough brushes also own “dog” portraits. The most famous among them is the canvas “Spitz and the Puppy,” written by the artist for his friend, musician Carl Friedrich Abel. This portrait was so believable that Abel’s spitz, when he saw him, rushed to the picture. Poor dog took the painted dog for an uninvited guest.
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