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Oil painting of a black and tan spaniel-like dog with a white chest against a pink oval background, with visible surface cracks.

Portrait of a Small Dog

A painted portrait of a black-and-tan spaniel-type dog with long, feathered ears and a white chest, set against a pale pink oval ground. The dog gazes slightly upward and to the side, with soft, feathery brushwork and visible craquelure across the surface.

Artist
Guillaume Anne van der Brugghen (mentioned on object)
Date
1850-1891
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3252 × 2692 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1891.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Dogs Through History19th centuryoil on paneldutch paintingpaintingrijksmuseumspanielcraquelurepet portraitanimal portrait

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