Thursday, January 20, 2011

Gratuitous Bertie Dog Picture: The Byam Family with Bertie

“What’s with the hat?  Are you trying to catch a bird?”
Image: The Byam Family, Thomas Gainsborough, 1762-6, The National Gallery, London, On loan from The Andrew Brownsword Arts Foundation

2 comments:

SherR said...

Bertie really looks at home here - though I imagine he would miss not being able to see his favourite television shows, television not yet being invented.

Joseph Crisalli said...

How true. He would miss his TV, and, the other things he enjoys like Central Air and refrigerated food. He would, however, enjoy the walking.