THE MASTIFF. 



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dark, except when I read Wynn as a matter of a duty. I 

 fancy that the earliest picture of a Mastiff, by a well-known 

 and prominent artist, is that shown in Vandyke's picture 

 of the children of King Charles I. As the child standing 

 beside the dog appears to have been about twelve years old at 

 the time, it may reasonably be assumed that the picture was 

 painted about 1632; and the dog shown in that picture would 



CHAMPION BEAUFORT. 

 Owned by J. L. Wmchell, Fairhaven, Vt. 



not be disgraced now in a class of show specimens. Mr. Wynn 

 characterizes this dog as of Boarhound type, with which 

 statement I can not agree. The width of skull, the raised 

 ridges over the eyebrows, the comparatively short muzzle, 

 and the gentle, loving expression, are most diverse from 

 the long muzzle, narrow skull, and truculent expression 

 common in the Boarhound. No one can study the affec- 

 tionate expression of the upturned eye of the noble dog 

 shown in this picture without experiencing a feeling of 

 admiration for the grand character of the dog. It indicates 



