Its silver coat caught in soft, muted light, this fox strikes the pose of a great Baroque lord, lace collar and ceremonial cloak to match. The sidelong glance, half-cunning and half-haughty, gives away the animal beneath the dignitary's clothes and lends the portrait all its flavour. In true Vermeer fashion, the scene plays on the contrast between feigned solemnity and very real mischief.

This fine-muzzled gentleman joins our series of ceremonial animal portraits, part of our Animal Portraits collection. Hung in a study, a plush living room or a gallery-like entrance, it brings a sleek elegance laced with irony. Fox enthusiasts and lovers of old painting alike will see in it a handsome conversation piece, at once noble and sly.

• 16 sizes, from 13x18 cm to the very large A0
• Available as a print or framed in black, white, light wood or dark wood
• Made to order on careful paper with long-lasting inks
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An elegant, witty present for a lover of classical art, or for anyone captivated by the fox as a symbol of finesse and cunning.