Ravager (one of Lambtonových dogs)

The painting depicts a dog that looks like a hunting hound, standing on the grass with its gaze fixed outwards from the painting. The dog has white fur with black patches and brown around its head and ears. His stance is attentive and elegant. The background of the painting is a landscape with a bright blue sky, trees, bushes and a raft in the distance. The sun is shining and emphasizes the details and muscular structure of the dog.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is landscape. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

The most striking Classicist animal painter of his generation, James Ward (1769-1859) was influenced throughout his artistic career by Peter Paul Rubens. He did not want to be labelled as solely a painter of animals, and despite painting landscapes, portraits and historical paintings, he became famous particularly for his animal paintings. He painted not only hunting hobbies but also dogs and horses. Ward earned fame and fortune particularly for his connection between horses and portraits. At the end of his life, he was very dissatisfied with the artistic life, and therefore created several religiously toned paintings conveying certain messages. A sudden stroke in 1855 ended his work.