Collection
Masterpieces.
A novelty homage: your dog, painted into a famous picture. Only works whose painters died more than seventy years ago, and which are public domain in the United Kingdom, are offered. Each study is labelled after the artist. It is not the original painting, and it is not a cartoon.
Editions from £95. You approve the proof before anything is printed.
After Leonardo da Vinci After Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa
Studio example · Italian greyhound
The sitter takes the place of the figure in the portrait in the Louvre. Leonardo died in 1519. The picture is public domain in the United Kingdom. This is a novelty homage, not that painting.
The dog remains the dog. The folded pose and the distant landscape are the reference. Nothing is lettered onto the panel.
After Johannes Vermeer After Johannes Vermeer
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Studio example · Spaniel
Vermeer died in 1675. The head in the Mauritshuis is public domain in the United Kingdom. The homage keeps the dark ground, the turn of the head, and a single pearl.
It is not a costume for the photograph. The cloth and the pearl are painted. The face stays the dog’s.
After Jacques-Louis David After Jacques-Louis David
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Studio example · Greyhound
David died in 1825, more than seventy years ago. The alpine portrait is public domain in the United Kingdom. The homage is the path, the cloak, and the cold sky.
The dog is not asked to balance on a horse. The picture stays a likeness in a heroic setting, not a cartoon of a campaign.
After Frans Hals After Frans Hals
The Laughing Cavalier
Studio example · Cavalier King Charles spaniel
Hals died in 1666. The Wallace Collection picture is public domain in the United Kingdom. The homage is the lace collar and the embroidered doublet, painted, not worn.
The expression may be lively. It is still an oil, not a joke.
After Jan van Eyck After Jan van Eyck
Arnolfini Portrait
Studio example · Terrier
Van Eyck died in 1441. The National Gallery panel is public domain in the United Kingdom. The homage keeps the green interior, the window light, and the meticulous surface.
The room is the setting. The only sitter is the dog. No inscription is painted into the mirror.
After James McNeill Whistler After James McNeill Whistler
Whistler’s Mother
Studio example · Poodle
Whistler died in 1903. Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 has been public domain in the United Kingdom for more than seventy years. The homage is the profile, the grey cloth, and the quiet wall.
Colour is almost withheld. The likeness is the point of the restraint.
After Thomas Gainsborough After Thomas Gainsborough
The Blue Boy
Studio example · Spaniel
Gainsborough died in 1788. The Blue Boy is public domain in the United Kingdom. The homage is the blue satin and the feathery landscape, not a costume the dog is asked to wear.
The satin is paint. The face remains exact.
After Emanuel Leutze After Emanuel Leutze
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Studio example · Newfoundland
Leutze died in 1868. Washington Crossing the Delaware is public domain in the United Kingdom. The homage is the boat among ice floes and the cold morning light.
No flag is lettered, and no campaign is claimed. It is a dramatic setting for a likeness.