Dogs Through History
Hounds, lapdogs and loyal companions in art.
Perros a través de la historia · Cães ao longo da história · 240 images
The Night Watch
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
The Parable of the Rich Fool
Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm
The Threatened Swan; Interpreted later as an Allegory on Johan de Witt
Een aap en een hond bij dood wild en vruchten
Self-portrait in Oriental Dress
A despondent winged woman holding a geometrical instrument surrounded by attributes associ
A despondent winged woman holding a geometrical instrument surrounded by attributes associ
Kitchen Scene with the Parable of the Rich Man and Poor Lazarus
Portrait of Mrs Catherine Smith Gill and Two of her Children
Christ Carrying the Cross, with the Crucifixion; The Resurrection, with the Pilgrims of Em
Portrait of the Family of Dirck Jacobsz Bas (1569-1637), Burgomaster of Amsterdam, and Mar
Portrait of a Lady with a Lap Dog
Life Saving Patrol
Melancholia
Emperor Heraclius Denied Entry into Jerusalem
Phaeton Driving the Chariot of Phoebus
Cabinet or Box Depicting Scenes from the Old Testament
Fête champêtre (Pastoral Gathering)
Morning
Emperor Vespasian Cured by Veronica's Veil
Spelend kind met hond
Spinnende boerin
Rijke man en de arme Lazarus
Interior of an inn with an old man amusing himself with the landlady and two men playing b
Interior with a Woman Sewing
Fame blows her trumpet: below, a man and his dog ride on a sleigh drawn by giant lobsters
An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (
Love Note
Fallen angels with animalized characteristics tumble from heaven under the sword of Michae
Musicerend gezelschap
Een vrouw met een hond
Engel de Ruyter (1649-83). Vice-admiraal, zoon van Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter
Diana returning from the chase bearing dead birds meets Pan holding grapes and other fruit
Een hond bij een dode gans en een pauw
Two dogs racing. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
Jan van Gelder (1647-73). Kapitein ter zee, stiefzoon van Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter
A pack of dogs chasing and ferociously attacking two stags in a forest. Etching by J. E. R
The medical practitioner appearing as a mere human when he has succeeded in curing sick pe
An old man has fallen asleep leaning against the table, while his dog keeps a watchful eye
Caserta Royal Palace, Naples, Italy: Acteon attacked by his dogs: sculptures in front of a
Voorname vrijage
People smelling flowers on the steps of an ornamental garden; representing the sense of sm
Two St. Bernard dogs with an avalanche victim, one tries to revive him while the other ale
A stag is chased by three dogs into a torrential river during a hunt. Etching by J.E. Ridi
Peasants in an Interior
Two dogs, with their collars joined together. Engraving with etching by J.B. Pratt, after
A crocodile hunt, showing a group of bare-chested hunters and their dogs in an exotic land
A pack of dogs attacking a wounded and exhausted stag. Etching by Cook.
Hunting: dogs sniff around as boar are tracked, shot and strung up on horseback, killed by
Landscape with Sportsman and Dog
Two St. Bernard dogs find an injured man, while one tries to revive him the other alerts t
Hunting: dogs scare the deer into nets, while a hunter throws his spear into the antlers o
Jacobs droom
Two hunting dogs attack a stag, in a mountainous landscape. Etching by W.H. Simmons after
The Bakhuysen and de Hooghe Families dining at the Mosselsteiger (Mussel Pier) on the Y, A
Young Woman, with 'Puck' the Dog
Park with Country House
Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter en zijn familie
Christus en de vrouw uit Kanaän
An old man plays a harp as a young couple sit together by a fire, with two dogs at their f
A pack of dogs attacking a bear. Etching by F. C. Lewis after F. Snyders.
Les Gueux / Les Mendiants / Les Baroni / Les Barons
Hunting dogs snapping at the heels of a wolf in the last stages of a chase. Etching by W-S
A gathering of many different animals with a large walled classical Italian-style garden b
Astronomy: an atmospheric condition producing sun dogs, giving the effect of two suns. Eng
David with the Head of Goliath before Saul
Een sint-bernardshond komt een verdwaalde vrouw met een ziek kind te hulp
Bears and dogs fighting: two bears are shown biting, and being bitten by, a pack of dogs.
A thistle in the centre with a boar to the left facing a mastiff to the right, all surroun
An old beggar in very tattered old clothes is sitting on a staircase with his sleeping dog
Japanese masks: six masks of characters in Noh plays, including two representing a dog and
Saint Dominic
Christ Carrying the Cross
Parable of the Rich Man and Poor Lazarus
Monkeys dressed as jockeys riding hounds to the Charenton insane asylum. Colour lithograph
Panoramisch landschap met Tobias en de engel
The Fore-part of a Dog
Diana Bathing with her Nymphs with Actaeon and Callisto
Village Scene
(Interior Scene with Sultan and Concubine)
Sleeping Puppy
Hondenkop
Hunting horn
Maison des Ambassadeurs, Dijon
Een hond en een kat bij een half geslachte ree
Hindu Merchants
The Man with the Dog
Tchong-tas-sáb-bee, Black Dog, Second Chief
Retable of Saints Athanasius, Blaise, and Agatha
A Panel from a Porticoes Series
Vries, Frederik de (died 1613) son of the painter Dirck de Vries, pupil of Goltzius, with
Birds, Animals, and Plants Representing the Twelve Months
Adam and Eve in Paradise
Fireflies
The Music Lesson
Winter Scene
Landscape with Dog
Mrs. Hugh Morgan and Her Daughter
Te raau rahi (The Big Tree)
Diana and Endymion
Large Leaf Verdure with Animals and Birds
Springtime and Love
Mount Athos Carved as a Monument to Alexander the Great
A Family of Spanish Poachers
Katie Lewis reading a book
An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two a
Birds attacking an owl resting upon a staff held by a naked woman; representing patience.
Two dogs (bull terriers?) Engraving by J. Scott after A. Cooper, 1817.
Kind spelend met een hond
Bhairava riding on a dog, holding a club and a skull-bowl. Gouache painting by an Indian a
Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, viewed at a distance, from the Isle of Dogs, with ships a
Een man dansend met een hond
Six vignettes illustrating phrenological propensities: hope, conscientiousness, veneration
Three hunting dogs are standing next to a spot where two game-birds are hiding under a sma
Deze hond bijt niet
Gentlemen being instructed in dancing and posture. Mezzotint by B. Clowes after J. Collet,
A barber-surgeon for dogs in Paris. Drawing by L. Choquet, 18--.
A man on horseback raises his top hat in greeting, in a rural landscape; two dogs run alon
Two men dressed in dilapidated Napoleonic (?) military uniforms, riding decrepit horses, f
Saint Dominic
Eendenjager
Three witches with a cat, a dog and a bird. Engraving, ca. 1800, after a woodcut, 1619.
A dog curled up and asleep under a tree. Etching by J.P. Le Bas after A.F. Desportes.
A clog-carver working in a daylight-basement with a window on to the street; another man s
Mademoiselle de La Vallière reading from the Bible to a sick paralysed woman, another pray
A dog sits on a grinder's cart, surrounded by a group of dogs looking up in reverence. Woo
Vlaams dorp met een poppenspeler en een klein publiek
A white pony and two dogs (field spaniels?) wait by a carved stone (church?) doorway. Engr
A hunting scene in which a pack of dogs followed by mounted huntsmen is chasing a fox into
Jongen bezig een hondje te vlooien
Three dogs fighting over a piece of cloth. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
Two medicine vendors, their wives, cats and dogs arguing about the merits of their antisco
Two dogs stare attentively at a hole in the haybarn's floorboards while another dog is wat
The forge of a blacksmith: smiths at work, attended by a woman with a child on her lap and
Landschap met een herder, vee en pluimvee
A man points his gun at a bird in the air while his dogs are avid to fetch the prey. Steel
Rokende man en drinkende vrouw in een prieel
Singapore: a person with dogs in the Botanical Gardens. Watercolour by J. Taylor, 1879.
Huntsmen opening gates to release dogs to chase after fowl. Etching by W. S. Howitt.
The Canaanite (or Syrophoenician) woman asks Christ to cure her possessed daughter; she po
Heidin
Herbert Hoover
Hera, Hercules, Athena (?) and other Greek divinities with birds, a lion, a dog and a cow;
Capricci
Goats being milked outside a farm and dogs setting off on a hunt; representing spring. Etc
A white pony and two dogs (field spaniels?) wait by a carved stone (church?) doorway. Engr
The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to pris
Hunting: dogs chase hares towards pens while hunters on horseback look on. Engraving by Ph
Kinderen leren een poes dansen, bekend als ‘De dansles’
A rider jumping over a wall with his horse followed by two dogs. Coloured line block after
Blinding of the Cyclops Polyphemus [above]; The Fidelity of a Roman Dog [below]
A troupe of blind musicians and their dogs confronting a rival street musician and his dog
Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships, rowing boats, reeds and mooring posts in the
Deze hond blaft niet. / Deze kat snoept niet
Five dogs undergoing experiments on gastric secretion in the Physiology Department, Imperi
Vivat Oranje
Three hunting dogs chasing a porcupine. Etching after A. Hondius, 1679.
Two dogs of different breeds, shown standing in profile. Chromolithograph by F. Gerasch af
An old man and a child are seated under a tree; dog sleeping on the ground. Lithograph by
Pointer dogs and huntsmen searching for game-birds that are hiding in the heather behind a
Two foxhounds chasing prey over the heath with a pack of dogs and huntsmen arriving in the
Naakte vrouw met hond
Two dogs (a King Charles spaniel (?) and a pug dog) in a park; in the background two fashi
Phrenological diagrams of the skull and brain, with three portraits: Laurence Sterne, a ma
A hunter with seven dogs. Etching by W. A. Delamotte after P. van Laer.
Heiligen Dominicus en Brigitta
Above, black-figured Greek perfume bottle (lekythos); below, detail of the decoration show
Two hunting dogs chasing a bear in a forest. Etching after A. Hondius.
A man and his dogs wade through a shallow lake trying to shoot ducks. Wood engraving by J.
Die Staet en beloop der werldt.
Frontispice voor een album van de Société des Aquafortistes met allegorie op de schoonheid
A lecturer (William Kitchiner?) about to address a lecture on optics with the aid of candl
Men in top hats releasing their dogs from the kennels and preparing them for a race. Etchi
Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, from the Isle of Dogs, with ships and rowing boats in the
Een moeder met haar kinderen
The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, Queen of France
A boy and a girl facing two fighting dogs. Engraving by C. de Passe, 159-.
Een hond jaagt een vogel
A man in a top hat walking his dogs. Etching by E. Hacker after E. Corbet.
Admonishing in chains
A young man in ragged clothes leaning against the stump of a tree in the moonlight smiling
Een vrouw die brood snijdt
Zinneprent op de overwinning van Nederland onder het leiderschap van Willem III, 1674
Portrait of Coenraad van Heemskerck, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Lord of Achttienhoven
A man in traditional Scottish costume sits by a rock with his sleeping dog beside him, in
Above, a hog's head and a stag's head; below, hunting dogs resting in the straw. Etching b
Grote paren dansende bruiloftsgasten
A pair of dogs: two studies of their heads. Etching after E.H. Landseer, 1825.
Spinnende vrouw
Grote paren dansende bruiloftsgasten
An itinerant vendor selling pipes is surrounded by a crowd of children, dogs and passer-by
A sleeping dog by a lakeside. Etching after E.H. Landseer, 1820/1848.
Louis Pasteur, with two dogs (referring to his work on rabies), a palm and a snake around
Een hondje op een stoel
Twee zittende honden
A boy kneeling down opening a rat-trap with two dogs eagerly awaiting the appearance of th
Ceremoniemeester met een hond
A man travelling on a sledge drawn by five dogs in Kamchatka. Engraving by S. Middiman, 17
A legless man sitting on a wooden cart, presumably begging for alms, is surrounded by two
A wolf walking towards a dog and away from a sheep, surrounded by various flowers and inse
Onderwereld
The skeleton of a hedgehog, lizard, bat, frog, crocodile and dog. Engraving.
The Conversion of St. Paul
Putti perform an anatomical dissection on a dog; others hold a jar containing a human foet
Bedriegelyken Alchimist onthalst
Vier studies van een hond
The refurbishment (or building) of a Lock Hospital; men with various ailments are stepping
Twaalf maanden
A doctor (Melchior Sebisch the younger?) seated holding the staff of Aesculapius; a dog, a
Portret van een hondje
Chinese dog and cat restaurant: diners are shown eating at a table on the first floor, whi
Two figures of hunting dogs playing. Etching by R. Hills, 1816.
Mounted huntsman leading a dog
A tatar, an emaciated horse, and a dog
Minnie Clyde, Kitty Clyde's Sister
Chunka-ah-luta (Red Dog)
Cane inscribed THIS CANE CUT OFF 7 P. B. F. VA
Neapolitan Peasants
A woman holds up a jug; representing the study of nature. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 156
The Nooning, from Harper's Weekly, August 16, 1873
Fireside
Camping Out in the Adirondack Mountains, from Harper's Weekly, November 7, 1874
Naylor's Dog Show consisting of prize dogs of various breeds... : novelty extraordinary gi
Stromboli/Sleeping Dog
The Ford
Dogs on the Hearth no. 1
Landscape with a Horseman
Saturday Night, Returning from Labour
The Song of the Dog
Birds and Animals around a Dead Tree
Bull Terrier
Pelike (Storage Jar)
Boy of Hallett Family with Dog
A tatar, a lean horse, and a dog
A Courtesan and her attendant
Diana and Actaeon
A Shepherdess Speaking to Her Dog
Figure of a Dog