# Two Greyhounds and a Mastiff

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GILPIN, Sawrey](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 173 x 214 cm

## Commentary

This painting was commissioned by Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton, to whom these dogs belonged. Hamilton was a noted sportsman who was fond of boxing and had a particular passion for both horses and dogs.

## Related artworks

- [A Black and White English Springer Spaniel in a Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/a-black-and-white-english-springer-spaniel-in-a-landscape-r4db0253980124d>)
- [A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in a Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/a-cavalier-king-charles-spaniel-in-a-landscape-re5bd2547a05b41>)
- [A Dark Bay and a Grey Horse](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/a-dark-bay-and-a-grey-horse-rf6a5ca742f5d41>)
- [Black and White English Waterspaniel](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/black-and-white-english-waterspaniel-r4b084fd3e1ae02>)
- [Mare and Stallion in a Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/mare-and-stallion-in-a-landscape-r68a0f24d8866f8>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)