The Daily Painting: A Spaniel with a Rat

Saturday, November 13, 2010

A Spaniel with a Rat

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George Frederick Watts

(English, 1817-1904)

A Spaniel with a Rat, ????

Oil on canvas

Just ignore the rat . . .

3 comments:

Tales of WhimsyNovember 21, 2010 at 7:51 AM
His eyes seem to be saying, "Please don't take my rat. I killed him fair and square."
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Becca R.November 30, 2010 at 8:55 AM
It's Lady (from Lady and the Tramp) with the rat!
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R. A.December 6, 2010 at 9:57 PM
And there's a rat in the end of that movie! :D
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