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Mr. James William Bailey 



THE portrait accompanying these lines will be soon recognised 

 by most Doggy People as that of my old friend who has for 

 many years held a high position as an enamel painter, and has 

 probably painted the portraits of more prize dogs and cats than 

 any artist living, in his line. I think I may claim a small 

 bit of credit for his taking on such an extensive repertoire, as, 

 when I had induced him to paint some Dandies, Skyes, Pomeranians, 

 Fox-terriers, and other varieties for me, and he had made such 

 capital portraits of them, I introduced him to many of my friends 

 amongst fanciers, and I think he has had no reason to complain 

 of want of commissions. 



Mr. Bailey, before he was out of his pupilage with the celebrated 

 enamellist Essex, exhibited a portrait of Her Royal Highness the 

 Princess Royal at the Royal Academy, and was a regular exhibitor 

 for years afterwards. One year he had there portraits of Sir Richard 

 Mayne, Chief Commissioner of Police- for London, and Lady Mayne, 

 which so pleased a relative that she desired to purchase them. As, 

 of course, no pictures can be removed until after" the Academy 



closes, Mr. Bailey painted 

 replicas for her, with the 

 option of changing them 

 for the originals if she 

 liked the others better; 

 but when the time came, 

 those painted last were 

 preferred. 



When Mr. Bailey first 

 began painting animals, 

 he almost entirely con- 

 fined himself to Foxs' 

 heads for scarf-pins, for 

 which there was a con- 

 stant demand by the 

 jewellers, and afterwards 

 some well-known Bull- 

 dogs' heads were treated 

 in the same way, great 

 numbers identically the 

 MR. JAMES WILLIAM BAILEY same being produced ; 



