Sentimentalizing Pets:Pet Paintings in the 19th Century

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

1802-1873

Jocko with a Hedgehog, 1828

Attachment, 1829

Low Life, 1829

High Life, 1829

A Highland Breakfast, 1834

The Old Shepherd’s Chief Mourner, 1837

A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society, 1838

Dignity and Impudence, 1839

Macaw, Lovebirds, Terrier and Spaniel Puppies Belonging to Her Majesty, 1839

Laying Down the Law, 1840

A Favorite Greyhound of Prince Albert, 1841

Princess Victoria with Eos, 1841

Princess Alice, 1843

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at Home, 1843

Shoeing, 1844

Alexander and Diogenes, 1848

Saved!, 1856

Doubtful Crumbs, 1858

The Arab Tent, 1866

Benno Adam

1812-1892

Dogs and Pups, 1853

St. Bernard and Her Pups, 1862

Dog Family with an Old Nag, 1869

King Charles Spaniels

King Charles Spaniel

Richard Ansdell

1815-1885

The Wounded Hound, 1841

Bloodhound in an Interior, 1847

Lost in the Storm

Motherhood

Best Friends

Two King Charles Spaniels

Rover and Ruby, 1882

Henriette Ronner-Knip

1821-1909

Cat

Curiosity

Fond of Jewelry

Artful Play

Cat and Kittens, 1893

Contentment

Before the Hearth

Best of Friends, 1894

Three Kittens, 1896

Tea Time, 1897

Cheese Lovers

High Tea

Kittens, 1899

Bernard te Gempt

1826-1879

The Troublemaker

A Tibetan Terrier

Young Dog with Sleeping Puppies

Jean-Léon Gérôme

1824-1904

Study of a Dog, 1852

Marengo, late 19th c.

Horatio Henry Couldery

1832-1893

A Tabby Cat and Her Kittens

Curiosity

A Fascinating Tail

The Reluctant Playmate

Nowhere to Hide

Fishing Party

Kitten in a Vase

The Unexpected Guest

Faithful Companions

Chow Pomeranians in a Garden

Two Chow Pups

A Pug

Exemplary Behavior

The President

Carl Reichert

1836-1918

Portrait of a Dog, 1871

Hector, 1871

Bulldog, 1874

Hunting Hounds, 1886

Best of Friends, 1887

The Cats and the Cockatoo, 1891

Studio Assistants

A New Acquaintance

A French Bulldog, 1897

Newfoundland

Young Dachshund

Spaniel

The Blue Bow

Dog Family

Casper von Reth

1850-1913

Portrait of a Dog, 1893

Hector and Tom, 1898

Other Artists

Head of a CatAlexander Orlowski, 1823

Tom, the Algerian GreyhoundAntoine-Louis Barye, 1869

FidelityBriton Riviere, 1869

MisallianceAlbert Ernst Becker, 1871

The Three Jolly KittensCurrier & Ives, 1871

Little TerrierFrederick August Wenderoth, 1875

A Gang of CatsHenry Weekes, 1876

The Little PatientJulius Adam the Younger, 1885

Sleeping JeppeBruno Liljefors, 1886

Borzoi by a ChairSt. George Hare, late 19th c.