Herbert Dicksee

Herbert Thomas Dicksee (14 June 1862 – 20 February 1942)[1] was an English painter who specialised in oil paintings of dogs, particularly the deerhound.

Prints and etchings of his best-known paintings were widely distributed by publishers such as Klackner of London, and his work is popular among collectors and dog enthusiasts today.

John's brother Thomas (1819–1895), also a painter, was the father of Sir Frank Dicksee (1853–1928), president of the Royal Academy from 1924 until his death.

Those pets featured in his etchings included a bloodhound, a French bulldog named "Shaver", and several pugs and bull terriers.

The artist married Ella Crump in 1896, and they had two children, Maurice (who was killed in World War I) and Dorothy (who also studied art).