Thursday, September 26, 2013

Pauline Astor by John Singer Sargent, 1898


And the Dog?  Sargent's portraits are usually so seriously glamorous; there isn't much humor to be found in his work.  But then there's this charming little Spaniel, and the bright gaze and tight chin of its mistress, who looks to be stifling a laugh.


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