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Background imagePets Collection: Peter the Cat by Louis Wain

Peter the Cat by Louis Wain
Peter the Cat - Mr Louis Wain at Home. 1897

Background imagePets Collection: Royal Corgi family tree

Royal Corgi family tree
Graphic from the Illustrated London News laying out the family tree and lineage of the corgis owned by Queen Elizabeth II. 1987

Background imagePets Collection: Princess Elizabeth and her corgi

Princess Elizabeth and her corgi
Princess Elizabeth, later the present Queen Elizabeth II, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler with her corgi at Glamis Castle, home of her maternal grandparents

Background imagePets Collection: Mark Twain / Holding Cat

Mark Twain / Holding Cat
Mark Twain is very fond of pets, especially kittens

Background imagePets Collection: Kitten in a Maltesers cardboard box

Kitten in a Maltesers cardboard box
A sweet little black and white kitten pokes its head out from a Mars Maltesers cardboard box

Background imagePets Collection: Britannia and Eve, July 1939

Britannia and Eve, July 1939
Front cover illustration depicting a woman with a typical 1940s hairstyle hugging her wire-haired fox terrier dog

Background imagePets Collection: Two Scamps / Cecil Aldin

Two Scamps / Cecil Aldin
Two sweet looking pet dogs one a Scottish terrier, another a wire-haried fox terrier, pose for the artist

Background imagePets Collection: Tatler cover - Ronald Colman and his Sealyham Terrier

Tatler cover - Ronald Colman and his Sealyham Terrier
Film star Ronald Colman (1891-1958) pictured on the front cover of The Tatler with his Sealyham Terrier in 1931. Date: 1931

Background imagePets Collection: Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with dog

Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with dog
Unusual Friends - Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with dog. 1960s

Background imagePets Collection: The Blue Butterfly by Muriel Dawson

The Blue Butterfly by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl and her dog walk by the sea. Date: 1953

Background imagePets Collection: Sleeping Partners and Dissolved Partnership, Cecil Aldin

Sleeping Partners and Dissolved Partnership, Cecil Aldin
Lovely illustration by Cecil Aldin observing two of his dogs, possibly Mickey (the Irish Wolfhound) and Cracker (the English bull terrier), attempting to share a sofa. Date: 1929

Background imagePets Collection: Horse and Boxer dog

Horse and Boxer dog
Unusual Friends - horse and Boxer dog. 1950s

Background imagePets Collection: William Tell, Junr. by George Studdy

William Tell, Junr. by George Studdy
Bonzo suffers from his masters new craze for freak golf. Poor Bonzo gets whacked on the head with a golf club when his owner decides to use his nose instead of a tee on the green

Background imagePets Collection: Dachshund on a bookshelf

Dachshund on a bookshelf
Unusual Friends - Dachshund on a bookshelf. 1950s

Background imagePets Collection: Two kittens with a drumkit

Two kittens with a drumkit
Unusual Friends - two kittens with a drumkit. 1950s

Background imagePets Collection: This Weeks Woggles! XV. - Affection by Cecil Aldin

This Weeks Woggles! XV. - Affection by Cecil Aldin
Number XV in a series of illustration by artist Cecil Aldin starring his pet Sealyham Terrier, Woggles. Here, Woggles enjoys a little snack slipped to him by his female owner who sits in an armchair

Background imagePets Collection: Two Little Lambs by Muriel Dawson

Two Little Lambs by Muriel Dawson
Charming back view of a little girl in a checked dress and green hat, her small stature accentuated by the size of the lamb she stands next to

Background imagePets Collection: Helen Keller with her Great Dane

Helen Keller with her Great Dane
Helen Keller (1880-1968) born blind deaf mute. Thanks to her governess she overcame these handicaps, studied and created in 1921 the American Foundation for the Blind. Pictured here on the S.S

Background imagePets Collection: Fair Exchange by George Studdy

Fair Exchange by George Studdy
Bonzo and the baby find fair exchange is no robbery. A rather alarming scene where the comic canine creation of George Studdy, Bonzo

Background imagePets Collection: Whippet and Blackbird

Whippet and Blackbird
Unusual Friends - Whippet and Blackbird. 1950s

Background imagePets Collection: Bonzo adds a fifth to the quartet

Bonzo adds a fifth to the quartet
Bonzo, listening to music on the radio, adds a fifth to the quartet, and starts to howl. Date: 1923

Background imagePets Collection: Duke and Duchess of Gloucester at home, 1960

Duke and Duchess of Gloucester at home, 1960
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900 - 1974), pictured together with his wife, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901 - 2004) examining a particularly interesting large plate. Date: 1960

Background imagePets Collection: Terriers

Terriers
Smooth Coated Fox Terrier, Wire Haired Fox Terrier, Irish Terrier and a Welsh Terrier. The Welsh Terrier digs a hole under the porch of a house as the other Terriers look on attentively

Background imagePets Collection: Dog, cat and Horse

Dog, cat and Horse
A sentimental art postcard, featuring a reproduction of a painting os a small pet dog, cat and horse waering a bridle. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePets Collection: A Miscarriage of Justice

A Miscarriage of Justice
A rather wicked looking Bonzo sniggers to himself as his brother gets a telling off for some naughty prank of which is entirely innocent

Background imagePets Collection: A Cat and Dog Life by George Studdy

A Cat and Dog Life by George Studdy
Bonzo finds that sharing life with the household cat bears out the old phrase - a cat-and-dog life. Bonzo, the cartoon canine creation of artist George Studdy in The Sketch

Background imagePets Collection: Old Man & Cat

Old Man & Cat
An old man and his cat sit on a wall in the Cotswolds

Background imagePets Collection: Bloodhound looking sleepy

Bloodhound looking sleepy
Unusual Friends - bloodhound looking sleepy. 1950s

Background imagePets Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Tatters chasing the car

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Tatters chasing the car
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Tatters, a wire-haired fox terrier, not wishing to be left behind, chasing his masters car on hearing the horn sounding. Date: 1927

Background imagePets Collection: Two Dachshunds

Two Dachshunds in the woods one burrows as the other looks on Date: 20th century

Background imagePets Collection: The Faithful Heart by George Studdy

The Faithful Heart by George Studdy
A little dog with mournful eyes, obviously alarmed at his owners sea bathing antics, paddles as far as he can into the water holding her dress

Background imagePets Collection: Elvira Henderson in Peggy Ann

Elvira Henderson in Peggy Ann
Miss Elvira Henderson, stage actress and niece of Lord Faringdon, appaering in Peggy-Ann at Dalys Theatre in London. Pictured granting an interview to a small dog who looks a little like Uggie

Background imagePets Collection: Cats Balancing on Cat Date: 1905

Cats Balancing on Cat Date: 1905

Background imagePets Collection: Child and dog lifeguard

Child and dog lifeguard
Young child wearing red swimming costume sitting on the beach with her black scottish terrier, both wearing sun glasses. Date: 1929

Background imagePets Collection: WW2 greetings card, dog in helmet

WW2 greetings card, dog in helmet
WW2 greetings card, dog in a tin helmet. Date: circa 1942

Background imagePets Collection: Winter Morning by Muriel Dawson

Winter Morning by Muriel Dawson -- two children out walking in the snow with three dogs. Date: 1941

Background imagePets Collection: Dog and owner reunited in the trenches, France

Dog and owner reunited in the trenches, France
Private Brown of the North Staffordshires, in the trenches in France, is found by his pet terrier dog which has made its way, alone, from his home in Hammersmith, West London

Background imagePets Collection: George Ernest Studdy, Got Im

George Ernest Studdy, Got Im! Bonzo is delighted on the occasion of his owners marriage. Originally published as Valentine postcard no. 347. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePets Collection: Two women out walking with dogs

Two women out walking with dogs
Two women out walking with terrier dogs. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePets Collection: Our Cats: a domestic history by Louis Wain

Our Cats: a domestic history by Louis Wain
A study of domestic cats, including visit to a cat show by Louis Wain. Date: 1884

Background imagePets Collection: Three dogs harass a cat

Three dogs harass a cat. A Scottish Terrier, West Highland Terrier and a Skye Terrier surround a cat that has adopted a defensive posture on top of a fence post Date: 20th century

Background imagePets Collection: Boston Terrier and French Bulldog

Boston Terrier and French Bulldog, stood on a pavement. Wearing studded collars, both are on leashes Date: 20th century

Background imagePets Collection: Officer of Tank Corps with dog and motorbike, France, WW1

Officer of Tank Corps with dog and motorbike, France, WW1
An officer of the Tank Corps on a Douglas motorbike with a spaniel dog, at Neulette, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 3 May 1918

Background imagePets Collection: One Mans Meat- by George Studdy

One Mans Meat- by George Studdy
Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy, looks away in horror (or boredom) as his owner peers a little more closely with the help of a pair of binoculars at a bevy of bathing beauties at

Background imagePets Collection: The Hon. Eileen Nelson Hood

The Hon. Eileen Nelson Hood
A portrait of Viscountess Bridports only daughter, sister to Viscount Bridport. Miss Nelson Hood, reported the Bystander was greatly interested in yachting, dogs and lawn tennis

Background imagePets Collection: Two Cats and a butterfly

Two Cats and a butterfly
Two siamese cats watch a tortoiseshell butterfly. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePets Collection: Robinson Crusoe & Pets

Robinson Crusoe & Pets
Robinson Crusoe with his family of domesticated animals

Background imagePets Collection: Advertisement for Spratts meat fibrine dog foods, showing six expectant dogs awaiting

Advertisement for Spratts meat fibrine dog foods, showing six expectant dogs awaiting their dinner. Date: c.1924



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