A bison posed like a gentleman of the Golden Age stares down the lens with thoroughly aristocratic gravity: lace collar, hushed lighting and a dark background in the manner of Vermeer. The animal's thick coat and powerful horns clash with the refinement of the baroque costume, and the whole thing gives off a nobility as imposing as it is irresistibly amusing. The dark drape of the garment, the soft highlights on the coat and the firmly planted pose betray a sitter with nothing to envy in the great court portraits. Its gaze, meanwhile, stays perfectly serious.

This portrait joins our gallery of ennobled animals, ready to explore in the Animal Portraits collection. It makes a strong impression above a fireplace, in a dining room or a study with real character, striking up a conversation at first glance. Lovers of classical painting and deadpan humour will enjoy this unexpected marriage of painterly solemnity and outright whimsy.

• Sixteen sizes available, from 13×18 cm to A0 format
• Poster alone or framed in one of four finishes: black, white, light wood, dark wood
• Made to order on quality paper and inks
• Postage on us

A refined gift idea for a lover of old master painting who enjoys seeing the rules of the genre gently turned on their head.