The Shooting Times Almanac 2 – 9 AUGUST 2023

THOUGHTS FROM THE FIELD One of Suffolk’s greatest sons, Thomas Gainsborough, died on 2 August 1788. Although famed as a portrait artist, the Sudbury man merely painted people to pay the bills. Gainsborough was in part a misanthrope, disdainful of his wealthy patrons, once writing: “...damn Gentlemen, there is not such a set of Enemies to a real artist in the world as they are.” Gainsborough was, however, passionate about dogs and the Suffolk countryside. His landscapes provide an insight into how the county has changed since the mid-18th century — and its working dogs too. His earliest known painting, Bumper (1745), portrays an athletic-looking bull terrier. Bumper possesses an intelligent eye and a strong jaw more akin to a modern Patterdale. His forelegs are straight and his hindquarters ripple with muscle.…

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