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This is a drawing of a small dog standing alert. The dog has a compact body, a short and curved tail, and prominent facial features including a defined snout and attentive eyes. Its fur is multi-colored with shades of black, brown, and white, and it has ears that hang down naturally. The dog is wearing a collar around its neck. The background is simple and unobtrusive.
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This is a drawing of a small dog standing alert. The dog has a compact body, a short and curved tail, and prominent facial features including a defined snout and attentive eyes. Its fur is multi-colored with shades of black, brown, and white, and it has ears that hang down naturally. The dog is wearing a collar around its neck. The background is simple and unobtrusive.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Mastiff with a Gold-Tooled Collar

Jakob Walther

Medium
pen and black ink with gray and brown wash, with touches of gold ink, over traces of black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 19.2 x 26.2 cm (7 9/16 x 10 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1988.3.3
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • mammal
  • animal
  • Dog
Provenance

Kurt Meissner

Inscription

center in gold ink on dog's collar: I:W.; by later hand, upper right in graphite: 2; upper center verso in graphite: 083901; lower center verso in graphite, underlined: zu 377; lower center verso in graphite: DTIIMMHH; lower right verso in graphite: 59

NGA object ID 70307. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.