A hand-painted commission

Armour that
actually existed.

Your dog or cat, painted in oil on linen in a documented Renaissance harness. You approve the composition before a brush touches canvas.

Commissions from$480

Private study in 48 hoursInsured deliveryOne painter, start to finish

Oil portrait of a dachshund wearing documented Renaissance armour

Your reference photograph

Greenwich, 1586Jacob Halder · blued steel and gilt bands

Your commission

Three decisions. Then the easel.

A bust crop keeps the likeness where it belongs: in the eyes, ears, and expression. We adapt the chosen harness around your animal rather than forcing them into a stock template.

01 · The sitter

Add a photograph

A clear phone photograph at eye level is enough. We review it personally.

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02 · The harness

Choose the armour

Five surviving suits, each named by maker, place, and date.

Curator’s note · Especially strong with dark coats; the most decorated choice.

03 · The linen

Choose the size

Portrait format, hand-stretched Belgian linen. Frame not included.

Every commission includesDigital composition study
One round of study revisions
Final painting photograph
Varnish, provenance card & insured shipping

Greenwich, 1586 · 30 × 40 cm
20% now. The balance is due only after you approve the finished painting.

Commission total$480

H&H

“No paint until you recognise them.”

The promise matters because oil cannot be revised like a print. First you approve the crop, harness and palette. Then we paint. Before shipping, you see the finished work in clear daylight.

The approval promise

You see it twice before it leaves us.

Your photograph is reviewedWithin one working day, your painter confirms the reference is strong enough—or helps you choose another.

You approve the compositionA private digital study arrives within 48 hours. Crop, harness and palette can be revised before painting begins.

The portrait is paintedThree weeks at the easel, then two weeks to dry safely. You receive a daylight photograph before paying the balance.

It travels fully insuredVarnished, signed, documented and packed for worldwide delivery. A printable gift card is available while you wait.

Not a filter. Not a print.

This is what a painting costs.

Someone stretches linen, mixes oil, and spends the better part of a week on your animal’s face. Then it dries, because oil does. Our prices are here because we would rather you knew now.

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Artists’ oil on linen

Lightfast pigments, archival ground, hand-stretched Belgian linen and a protective final varnish.

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A documented harness

Your provenance card names the armour, its maker, its date and the collection where it survives.

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A likeness guaranteed

If the approved painting does not feel like your animal, we repaint it at our cost.

Keep their place in the house.

Commissions begin at $480 — 20% now, balance on approval.