In honor of the winner of the
Westminster Dog Show , a Pekingese named Ch Palacegarden Malachy, I am posting paintings of ladies with their lap dogs. The
Pekingese was bred as a companion dog. I thought I might be able to find some paintings of ladies with their Pekingese pups. I don't think any of these actually are Pekingese dogs, however there are some pretty fabulous paintings, from different centuries and different countries, of ladies with their canine companions. As a dog-lover, whose golden retriever goes pretty much everywhere with me, I totally understand the bond between people and their dogs. All of these paintings are from the archives of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
These are beautiful examples of dog portraits. So glad other people enjoyed the Westminster show. I had so much fun watching it, although I was rooting for the aristocratic looking Dobberman; he was so amazing! Thanks for sharing these beauties.
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