Vintage - A Protective Bloodhound,

Vintage artwork by William Henry Hamilton Trood features a Bloodhound dog who protectively sits and leans against a wall while a family of much smaller terriers plays beneath him. The mother terrier and her five puppies feel safe under the watchful eye of their friend. Two puppies are feeding from their mother, while two others playfully wrestle with each other. The fifth sits beside a gnawed-on bone that the Bloodhound may have given up for his little friends. The English artist and sculptor, William Henry Hamilton Trood (1848-1899) loved animals, and especially dogs. He once owned so many dogs that were kept in his backyard that his neighbors complained of the noise. He then kept his dogs inside, along with a fox, an otter and a badger which all were able to run loose in his home. Dog portraits became popular at the time that Queen Victoria had portraits painted of many of her 70+ dogs which she owned near the end of her life. Trood had an extremely successful career painting portraits of pet dogs for clients. He also exhibited at the Royal Academy and elsewhere. This card is blank inside for your own message.