Dachshunds were first bred around the 15th century in Germany. Their primary purpose was to hunt small animals, particularly badgers, and they are sometimes referred to as badger hounds.

The artist on view was Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A., whose sentimental canvases ... But though his youthful work still shows a certain delicacy of touch, things began to change when he was in his ...

It was the home and studio of the then world-famous artist Sir Edwin Landseer (1802–73 ... the mountains’ – a reference to what was to become not only Landseer’s best-known work, but also, perhaps, ...