Monday, August 27, 2018

A Couple of Foxhounds





Spotted: "Carmel Rowley" at Pinterest, after Google Image Search, 27 August 2018

"A Couple of Foxhounds" by George Stubbs is part of the collection of the Tate in the United Kingdom. Stubbs, a self-taught artist and a member of the Royal Academy, was born on 25 August 1724, and is best known for his paintings of animals, especially horses. His most famous, "Whistlejacket" is in the National Gallery in London.

In the United States, animal advocate Colleen Paige founded the annual National Dog Day celebration on 26 August 2004. The Senate of the State of New York passed a resolution to commemorate National Dog Day on 26 August 2013.

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