Steady gaze, spotless uniform, gilded epaulettes: this otter has traded the riverbank for the officers' hall. Painted in the tradition of grand ceremonial portraits by the old masters, it stares down the viewer with full military gravitas, instantly undercut by the fact that it is, after all, an otter. That gap between classical pomp and whiskered charm is the whole joke, and it is one that never wears thin, no matter how many times you walk past.

This aquatic officer parades through our Animal Portraits collection, an imaginary ancestral gallery where every species gets its moment of glory. In an entryway, a living room or above a mantelpiece, the eccentric family-portrait effect works beautifully, whether it hangs alone or surrounded by fellow furred dignitaries.

• Pick from 16 print formats between 13×18 cm and A0
• Framed in black, white, light wood or dark wood, or left unframed
• Runs are produced to order on quality paper stock
• No delivery charges

Hand this military portrait to an otter obsessive and expect them to invent a name, a rank and a full regimental history before the week is out.