How does this artwork elucidate its Aesthetics?
The painting depicts eleven Smooth Fox Terrier show dogs from Francis Redmond's kennel. The dogs are (clockwise from back left), Dryad, Ch. Daddy, Dame, Dalby, Divorcee, Diamond Court, Ch. Donnington, Ch. D'Orsay, Ch. Dame Fortune, Ch. Donna Fortune, and Ch. Dominie. Each dog was situated so that it appeared in a conformation show pose. It was described by Edward Cecil Ash in his book Dogs: their history and development (1927) as being one of Wardle's finest works.
Smooth Fox Terrier conformation show Fox Terrier