If, like me, you’re a dog lover, I think you’ll enjoy this Curation. From the neo-classical to the neon, these wonderfully engaging and varied works capture the diverse personalities of our best friends.

Artists featured in this Curation: Fiona Banner (b.1966), Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834–1890), Anthony Morrow (1954–2021), Powderhall Bronze, Susie Paterson, unknown artist, Italian School, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844), Henri Alfred Jacquemart (1824–1896), Sally Arnup (1930–2015), and 30 more
42 artworks
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Beagle Punctuation
© courtesy the artist and Frith Street Gallery, London. Image credit: The Women’s Art Collection

Beagle Punctuation

Beagle Punctuation 2011
Fiona Banner (b.1966)
Neon, wood & acrylic plastic
The Women’s Art Collection

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'Spice'
Image credit: National Trust Images
'Spice' 1871
Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834–1890)
Terracotta
H 59 x W 24.2 x D 26.3 cm
National Trust, Belton House

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Desperate Dan, Dawg and Minnie the Minx
© the copyright holders. Image credit: David Oudney / Art UK

Desperate Dan, Dawg and Minnie the Minx

Desperate Dan, Dawg and Minnie the Minx 2001
Anthony Morrow (1954–2021) and Powderhall Bronze (founded 1989) and Susie Paterson (active c.2001)
Bronze

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The Dog Gate
Image credit: Mike Longhurst / Art UK

The Dog Gate

The Dog Gate c.1800
unknown artist
Stone
H 120 x W 140 x D 30 cm

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Adonis
Image credit: National Trust Images

Adonis

Adonis
Italian School
Marble
H 178 x W 68 x D 49 cm
National Trust, Mount Stewart

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The Shepherd Boy
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

The Shepherd Boy

The Shepherd Boy
Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844)
W 85 x D 57 cm
Manchester Art Gallery

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Hound with Tortoise
Image credit: National Trust Images

Hound with Tortoise

Hound with Tortoise
Henri Alfred Jacquemart (1824–1896)
Bronze
H 15.9 x W 17.8 x D 9.5 cm
National Trust, Springhill

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Pointer Pup
© the artist's estate. Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Pointer Pup

Pointer Pup 1972
Sally Arnup (1930–2015)
Bronze
H 33.2 x W 41.4 x D 17.5 cm
The Fleming Collection

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Architectonic Bitch
© the artist. Image credit: Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

Architectonic Bitch

Architectonic Bitch
David Annand (b.1948)
Bronze resin, brass & wood
H 135 x W 97 x D 48 cm
Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

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The Hound of Geevor (cannus stannus geevoritii)
© the artist. Image credit: Royal Institution of Cornwall

The Hound of Geevor (cannus stannus geevoritii)

The Hound of Geevor (cannus stannus geevoritii)
David Kemp (b.1945)
Rubber boots
H 88 x W 64 x D 35 cm
Royal Institution of Cornwall

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Fidelity
Image credit: The Wordsworth Trust

Fidelity

Fidelity
Joseph Gott (1785–1860)
Terracotta
H 16.5 x W 25.4 x D 11.6 cm
The Wordsworth Trust

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Petra
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Fiona Matthewson / Art UK

Petra

Petra 1984 or before
Wilkinson Eyre
Bronze
H 1000 x W 300 cm

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Shellburst Anthracite
© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Shellburst Anthracite

Shellburst Anthracite 1997
Cathie Pilkington (b.1968)
Carpet & resin
H 30 x W 220 x D 350 cm
Manchester Art Gallery

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Treo 63 DM
© the artist. Image credit: Margaret Lawless / Art UK

Treo 63 DM

Treo 63 DM 2017
Amy Goodman (b.1974)
Bronze
H 60 x W 100 x D 30 cm

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Man with Dog
© the artist. Image credit: Rob Terwey / Art UK

Man with Dog

Man with Dog 1997
John McKenna (b.1964)

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Mastiffs
Image credit: Susan Dawson / Art UK

Mastiffs

Mastiffs 1896
John Cresswell (b.1830)
Sandstone
H 70 cm

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Skye Terrier
Image credit: Museum of the Isles

Skye Terrier

Skye Terrier
William Brodie (1815–1881)
H 49 x W 30 x D 30 cm
Museum of the Isles

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Poodle
© The estate of John Skeaping / Tate Images. Image credit: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

Poodle

Poodle 1978
John Rattenbury Skeaping (1901–1980)
Bronze
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

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Seated Dog Named Herkomer
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bushey Museum and Art Gallery

Seated Dog Named Herkomer

Seated Dog Named Herkomer 1991
Charles Egerton Browne (1910–1996)
Fibreglass
H 92 x W 32 x D 59 cm
Bushey Museum and Art Gallery

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Sam, a Mongrel
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bushey Museum and Art Gallery

Sam, a Mongrel

Sam, a Mongrel 1991
Charles Egerton Browne (1910–1996)
Bronze
H 65 x W 61 x D 29 cm
Bushey Museum and Art Gallery

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Trump
Image credit: Hogarth's House

Trump

Trump c.1745
Louis François Roubiliac (1695/1702–1762)
Marble
H 7.5 x W 14 x D 10 cm
Hogarth's House

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Model of a Dog
Image credit: Hospitalfield

Model of a Dog

Model of a Dog
Joseph Gott (1785–1860)
Terracotta
H 7.8 x W 7 x D 9.5 cm
Hospitalfield

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Boy with Dog
Image credit: Cannon Hall

Boy with Dog

Boy with Dog
Joseph Gott (1785–1860)
Marble
H 102 x W 67 x D 34.7 cm
Cannon Hall

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The Dog of Alcibiades
Image credit: Burton Constable Hall

The Dog of Alcibiades

The Dog of Alcibiades c.1771
Bartolomeo Cavaceppi (1716–1799)
Plaster
H 37 x W 28 x D 21 cm
Burton Constable Hall

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Encounter
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Down County Museum

Encounter

Encounter 1995
Elizabeth Clements (1909–2009)
Bronze
H 32 x W 35.5 x D 14.5 cm
Down County Museum

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Black and White Dog with Grey Collar
© the artist. Image credit: West Northamptonshire Council

Black and White Dog with Grey Collar

Black and White Dog with Grey Collar c.1990
Philip Cox (b.1945)
Papier-mâché & paint
H 54.5 x W 96 x D 25 cm
West Northamptonshire Council

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Tobias and the Angel
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Hertfordshire County Council

Tobias and the Angel

Tobias and the Angel 1950
Daphne Hardy-Henrion (1917–2003)
Bronze
Hertfordshire County Council

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Cast of Fiddy
Image credit: Scottish Borders Council

Cast of Fiddy

Cast of Fiddy 1859 or before
James Annan & Son (active 1858)
Painted plaster
W 120 cm
Scottish Borders Council

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John Brown (1827–1883)
Image credit: National Trust Images

John Brown

John Brown (1827–1883)
Edwin Henry Landseer (1802–1873)
Plaster
H 43.2 cm
National Trust, Hughenden Manor

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Chip
Image credit: Topsham Museum

Chip

Chip 1920s
Hester Mary Holman (1899–1934)
Plaster
H 16 x W 17 x D 18 cm
Topsham Museum

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Three Sicilian Peasant Men Eating, with a Dog
Image credit: Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery

Three Sicilian Peasant Men Eating, with a Dog

Three Sicilian Peasant Men Eating, with a Dog mid-19th C
Giovanni Leone (active mid-19th C)
Terracotta
H 37 x W 29 x D 23 cm
Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery

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Big Black George
© the artist. Image credit: York Museums Trust

Big Black George

Big Black George 2006
Susan Halls (b.1966)
Stoneware paper clay
H 62 x W 28 x D 36 cm
York Museums Trust

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An African Greyhound
Image credit: Brontë Parsonage Museum

An African Greyhound

An African Greyhound c.1840
Joseph Bentley Leyland (1811–1851)
Bronzed plaster
H 49.2 x W 31.2 x D 14.8 cm
Brontë Parsonage Museum

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Animals in War Memorial
© the copyright holder. Image credit: The 'Devil's Porridge' Museum

Animals in War Memorial

Animals in War Memorial 2015
unknown artist
Granite
H 175 x W 122 x D 122 cm
The 'Devil's Porridge' Museum

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Leonardo's Dog
© The Executors of the Frink Estate and Archive. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

Leonardo's Dog

Leonardo's Dog 1990
Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Bronze
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

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Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912)
Image credit: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust

Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912)

Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912)
Kathleen Scott (1878–1947)
Stone
H 250 x W 85 x D 85 cm
Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust

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Play: Miss Hartree and Dog
Image credit: Stockport Heritage Services

Play: Miss Hartree and Dog

Play: Miss Hartree and Dog c.1863
Henry Weekes I (1807–1877)
Marble
H 145 x W 90 x D 74 cm
Stockport Heritage Services

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Bronx and His Rations
© the copyright holder. Image credit: The Fleming Collection

Bronx and His Rations

Bronx and His Rations 1941
Phyllis Mary Bone (1894–1972)
Bronze
H 18 x W 37 x D 12 cm
The Fleming Collection

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Micro Dog
© the artist. Image credit: Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection

Micro Dog

Micro Dog
Brian Mock (b.1964)
Recycled metal
Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection

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Hungarian Vizsla
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Atkinson Art Gallery Collection

Hungarian Vizsla

Hungarian Vizsla
Raymond Hall (active 1971–1977)
Bronze
H 56 x W 112 x D 23 cm
Atkinson Art Gallery Collection

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Scratching Dog*
© trustees of the Paolozzi Foundation, licensed by DACS 2023. Image credit: Maggie's Fife

Scratching Dog*

Scratching Dog* 1998
Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)
Plaster
H 18 x W 18.5 x D 15 cm
Maggie's Fife

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Brown Dog Memorial and Fountain
Image credit: Historic England Archive

Brown Dog Memorial and Fountain

Brown Dog Memorial and Fountain 1906
Joseph James Whitehead (1868–1951)
Bronze & granite

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  • Hercules the Shire Horse
    Charles Egerton Browne (1910–1996)
  • Good Bed Bad Bed
    Cathie Pilkington (b.1968)
  • Pseudo Artemis
    Bartolomeo Cavaceppi (1716–1799)
  • Hound of Geevor
    David Kemp (b.1945)
  • The Knight of the Vale
    John McKenna (b.1964)
  • 'Johnny Armstrong'
    Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834–1890)
  • Mallard Drying
    Phyllis Mary Bone (1894–1972)
  • John Wilson and Robert Burns Monument
    Powderhall Bronze
  • Mastiffs
    John Cresswell (b.1830)
  • Petra
    Wilkinson Eyre
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