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- Rosa Bonheur (1822 - 1899)
- Brizo, A Shepherd's Dog
- France
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- Date: 1864
- Object Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Image size: 46.1 x 38.4 cm
- Object size: 62.5 x 55 x 8 cm
- Inv: P365
- Location: West Room
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- The dog is a female otterhound. Otterhounds were usually kept in packs and the breed is an unusual choice for a shepherd’s dog, although the Kennel Club describes otterhounds as ‘aimiable and even-tempered’. The reference to a shepherd’s dog in the title dates from the first catalogue of the Wallace Collection’s paintings, published in 1900, rather than earlier inventories. The inscription has probably been added by a later hand. Brizo was an ancient Greek goddess, the protector of sailors and fishermen