The mythical watering hole, known only to canine cognoscenti...
Friday, 10 February 2012
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Saturday, 4 February 2012
Something in the profile......
We return with some impatience to the Terriers' Club library from whence come recent shocking revelations about the origins of the bull terrier. These cast into some doubt the accepted wisdom of experts.
Flicking through the pages of learned text to the next illustration, there is another shock. Here's a hieroglyph - graven in stone, that unmistakeable profile.
A Pharaoh hound? I think not.....
Flicking through the pages of learned text to the next illustration, there is another shock. Here's a hieroglyph - graven in stone, that unmistakeable profile.
A Pharaoh hound? I think not.....
Monday, 30 January 2012
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Racing through Starry Skies.
Whilst our minds are focused on things artistic, it should be pointed out that there is yet more to marvel at here in the Terriers' Club Library. Cast your eyes heavenwards and observe the painted ceiling. Terriers pulling chariots driven by winged seraphs race through the clouds and across the starry skies...
Purported to be by Antonio Verrio, it is a mere intimation of what is to follow in the Terriers' Club's famous Painted Gallery. More on that later......
Thursday, 19 January 2012
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