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Vintage Photographs of Dogs on Chairs
Just some of the adorable art you can find in our online collection.
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Pointer Dog, 1860s, O.F. Baxter. Albumen silver print. Getty Museum, 84.XC.873.4776
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At the Getty Center and Getty Villa Museum, we have thousands of paintings, sculptures, and other artworks in our galleries.
But did you know that we have even more artwork online? Our digital Museum Collection holds art images of all kinds: antiquities, paintings, manuscripts, photographs, and more.
You can access it all through our search engine. Just type in, say, “photographs of dogs on chairs” to fall down this rabbit hole of adorable vintage pet photography (more below on how to download these for free):
Seated Dog, late 19th century. Albumen silver print, 3 11/16 × 2 3/16 in. Getty Museum, 85.XP.355.53
Small white dog on an ornate chair, about 1865, attributed to O. Lawson. Albumen silver print. Getty Museum, 84.XD.1626.3
Small white dog on hind legs in plain chair, about 1865, attributed to O. Lawson. Albumen silver print. Getty Museum, 84.XD.1626.4
You'll find these three, very well-behaved gentlemen.
Little boy standing, holding a cane, with a little dog in a wicker chair, about 1890, G. Wick. Gelatin silver print. Getty Museum, 84.XD.879.156
These two best friends.
Dog lying on ottoman, next to a derby hat and walking stick, about 1865, Henry Pointer. Albumen silver print. Getty Museum, 84.XD.1157.2029
This friend whose parent was undoubtedly very well dressed.
Dog smoking a pipe, about 1860–1879, Adrien Alban Tournachon. Albumen silver print, 10 11/16 × 8 in. Getty Museum, 84.XM.354.4
This activist warning us all of the dangers of tobacco.
Pointer Dog, 1860s, O.F. Baxter. Albumen silver print. Getty Museum, 84.XC.873.4776
The jolly dog, about 1865, attributed to Peter F. Weil. Albumen silver print. Getty Museum, 84.XC.979.10661
These guys who are ready for a party.
A dog balanced on two chair backs, 1865–1870, Thomas Forrest. Albumen silver print. Getty Museum, 84.XD.1157.1849
This very talented fellow who may be a bit blurry, but did his best to stand still.
Carlo - Belonged to A.M. Grant, 1870–1875, Charles Evans. Albumen silver print. Getty Museum, 84.XD.1157.2516
So handsome.
Small dog on ornate chair, about 1865, O. Lawson. Albumen silver print. Getty Museum, 84.XD.1626.2
I mean, come on.
Dog Sitting on a Table, about 1854, American. Hand-colored daguerreotype, 2 11/16 x 2 1/4 in. Getty Museum, 84.XT.1582.16
And this isn’t technically a chair, but someone’s painted his collar and that should count for something.
