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A deerhound sitting in front of its owner's writing desk. Steel engraving by H. Beckwith after a painting by E. H. Landseer. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
"High Life" is the counterpart of "Low Life" (Wellcome Library catalogue no. 40073i) and represents a contrast of two worlds and shows the dogs as representatives of their absent owners, each with his own values
A castellated tower can be seen through the window
The deerhound in this picture represents the chivalric and aristocratic world of the past; scattered about are various historical props to conjure up a romantic and luxurious atmosphere: hawking gloves, rapiers, helmet and breastplate, a standing cup, a candlestick made from an eagle's talon and a bellpull
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