Dogs Get Art-World Belly Rub: Wallace Collection, London

Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney is the Wallace Collection’s version of museum love in return for thousands of years of puppy love from humanity’s best friend. I always visit the Wallace Collection whenever I’m in London. Along with the National Portrait Gallery, it’s my favorite museum in Britain. It’s London’s Frick, only more sumptuous.

Portraits of Dogs, with about 50 works of art, is the first survey of dog portraiture, so we can now say “every dog’s finally having his day,” and after all that puppy love and puppy-dog looks, it’s about time. It’s a charming, intuitive exhibition.

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Brian T. Allen

Brian T. Allen is National Review’s art critic.

Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney is the Wallace Collection’s version of museum love in return for thousands of years of puppy love from humanity’s best friend. I always visit the Wallace Collection whenever I’m in London. Along with the National Portrait Gallery, it’s my favorite museum in Britain. It’s London’s Frick, only more sumptuous.

Portraits of Dogs, with about 50 works of art, is the first survey of dog portraiture, so we can now say “every dog’s finally having his day,” and after all that puppy love and puppy-dog looks, it’s about time. It’s a charming, intuitive exhibition.