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"Capturing the Essence of Control: The Fascinating History of the Leash" Step back in time to 1903-1904 with Diana of the Uplands

Background imageLeash Collection: Diana of the Uplands, 1903-1904, (c1915). Artist: Charles Wellington Furse

Diana of the Uplands, 1903-1904, (c1915). Artist: Charles Wellington Furse
Diana of the Uplands, 1903-1904, (c1915). The painting is held by the Tate Gallery, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Background imageLeash Collection: USA, Buffalo, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, 1912, oil on canvas

USA, Buffalo, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, 1912, oil on canvas
Giacomo Balla (1871-1958), Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, 1912, oil on canvas

Background imageLeash Collection: Roman mosaic of a dog, 1st century

Roman mosaic of a dog, 1st century
Roman mosaic of a dog, bearing the legend Cave Canem underneath, from Pompeii, from Naples National Museums collection, 1st century

Background imageLeash Collection: Lady & Boston Terrier

Lady & Boston Terrier
A lady holds her Boston Terrier on a leash as they go for a walk on a chilly day

Background imageLeash Collection: Roman mosaic of dog, Cave Canem, Pompeii, Italy

Roman mosaic of dog, Cave Canem, Pompeii, Italy

Background imageLeash Collection: Boston Terrier and French Bulldog

Boston Terrier and French Bulldog, stood on a pavement. Wearing studded collars, both are on leashes Date: 20th century

Background imageLeash Collection: Mutoscope postcard - Laden girl in a spot of bother

Mutoscope postcard - Laden girl in a spot of bother
Help Wanted !! Humorous Mutoscope postcard featuring an attractive young lady in a spot of bother as her pet dog dashes off in the wrong direction (the lead causing a skirt mishap)

Background imageLeash Collection: DANCING BEAR. Wood engraving, 19th century

DANCING BEAR. Wood engraving, 19th century

Background imageLeash Collection: East End Woman scared of dog making her to walk under ladder

East End Woman scared of dog making her to walk under ladder
" You never know you Luck." " Hi! Come back, yer Silly! Do yer want to spile yer Luck?" Date: 1892

Background imageLeash Collection: Dog - Boxer playing with leash

Dog - Boxer playing with leash
ME-2110 Dog - Boxer playing with leash Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageLeash Collection: Mosaic of a dog from the porter's threshold in the House of Vesonius Primus, a fuller

Mosaic of a dog from the porter's threshold in the House of Vesonius Primus, a fuller
FLO4687127 Mosaic of a dog from the porter's threshold in the House of Vesonius Primus, a fuller. Chromolithograph by Victor Steeger after an illustration by Geremia Discanno from Emile Presuhn

Background imageLeash Collection: Barenjagd / Bear Hunting (colour litho)

Barenjagd / Bear Hunting (colour litho)
8666170 Barenjagd / Bear Hunting (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barenjagd)

Background imageLeash Collection: Dog walk (from the series 'Boy meets girl')

Dog walk (from the series "Boy meets girl")
Dieter Matthes

Background imageLeash Collection: Mary and Milena

Mary and Milena
Alex Martyn

Background imageLeash Collection: Galerella pulverulenta or Herpestes pulverulentus (Cape gray mongoose), 1777

Galerella pulverulenta or Herpestes pulverulentus (Cape gray mongoose), 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Galerella pulverulenta or Herpestes pulverulentus (Cape gray mongoose), 1777

Background imageLeash Collection: Paris pendant la 'Bataille de Paris'; enfants a la promenade., 1918. Creator: Unknown

Paris pendant la "Bataille de Paris"; enfants a la promenade., 1918. Creator: Unknown
Paris pendant la "Bataille de Paris"; enfants a la promenade., 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageLeash Collection: Hercules Gets Cerberus from the Underworld (Charon, the Ferryman of the Styx), 1645-1650

Hercules Gets Cerberus from the Underworld (Charon, the Ferryman of the Styx), 1645-1650. Creator: Jacob van Campen
Hercules Gets Cerberus from the Underworld (Charon, the Ferryman of the Styx), 1645-1650

Background imageLeash Collection: Mower, Margaret, Miss, with dog, seated outdoors, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mower, Margaret, Miss, with dog, seated outdoors, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mower, Margaret, Miss, with dog, seated outdoors, not before 1916

Background imageLeash Collection: Street Scene in the Dogdays, 1832. Creator: Wilhelm Marstrand

Street Scene in the Dogdays, 1832. Creator: Wilhelm Marstrand
Street Scene in the Dogdays, 1832

Background imageLeash Collection: Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911

Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911
Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911

Background imageLeash Collection: Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911

Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911
Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911

Background imageLeash Collection: Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917

Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. USA

Background imageLeash Collection: Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917

Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. USA

Background imageLeash Collection: Harper's May, c1897. Creator: Edward Penfield

Harper's May, c1897. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's May, c1897. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Background imageLeash Collection: Tibetans with Mastiff, 1944. Creator: Zhang Daqian

Tibetans with Mastiff, 1944. Creator: Zhang Daqian
Tibetans with Mastiff, 1944

Background imageLeash Collection: In front of Haly's Road House, Jim Haly holds a dog, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown

In front of Haly's Road House, Jim Haly holds a dog, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
In front of Haly's Road House, Jim Haly holds a dog, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageLeash Collection: Kamchatka Dogs, 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev

Kamchatka Dogs, 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev
Kamchatka Dogs, 1856. From Puteshestviye po Vostochnoy Sibiri I. Bulychova. Chast 1-ya. Poyezdka v Kamchatku (A journey across eastern Siberia: Part 1, Trip to Kamchatka)

Background imageLeash Collection: Josephine Baker with her pet cheetah

Josephine Baker with her pet cheetah
Josephine Baker (1906-1975) - American-born French entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent - taking her pet cheetah for a walk. Date: 1931

Background imageLeash Collection: The New Years Gift, 1858

The New Years Gift, 1858. This cartoon shows Sir Colin Campbell presenting the leashed tiger of India to Palmerston who, rather in the manner of a lion tamer, shelters nervously behind a chair

Background imageLeash Collection: Man walks with a dog after snowfall in Minsk

Man walks with a dog after snowfall in Minsk
A man walks with a dog after snowfall in Minsk, Belarus, March 30, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Background imageLeash Collection: Leashes are sold at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Leashes are sold at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, U.S. February 10, 2018. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

Background imageLeash Collection: A dog is seen in the finish area of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup slope in Kitzbuehel

A dog is seen in the finish area of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup slope in Kitzbuehel
A dog is seen in the finish area as the training session of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup downhill race was cancelled due to heavy snowfall in Kitzbuehel, Austria, January 17, 2018

Background imageLeash Collection: Playmates - Toddler and Pet Dog sit / stand on a wall

Playmates - Toddler and Pet Dog sit / stand on a wall
Playmates - A young girl (a toddler aged about 3) and pet black Working Cocker Spaniel sit/stand together on the wall of their backyard. Date: circa 1910

Background imageLeash Collection: Mosaic of a dog from the porters threshold

Mosaic of a dog from the porters threshold in the House of Vesonius Primus, a fuller. Chromolithograph by Victor Steeger after an illustration by Geremia Discanno from Emile Presuhns Les Plus Belles

Background imageLeash Collection: Jack Russell on a lead, United Kingdom, Europe

Jack Russell on a lead, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageLeash Collection: Coursing: Slipping the Greyhounds, 1887

Coursing: Slipping the Greyhounds, 1887. A print from The Illustrated London News, 12th Febuary 1887

Background imageLeash Collection: A dog walks over icy snow covered sidewalk as freezing rain falls in Toronto

A dog walks over icy snow covered sidewalk as freezing rain falls in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 14, 2018. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang

Background imageLeash Collection: A man walks with his pet dog as he talks to a vendor during the local dog meat festival

A man walks with his pet dog as he talks to a vendor during the local dog meat festival
A man walks with his pet dog as he talks to a vendor who sells dog meat at a market during the local dog meat festival in Yulin, Guangxi Autonomous Region, China June 21, 2018

Background imageLeash Collection: Owners and their pets attend a mass at the Saint Pierre D Arene church to honour the

Owners and their pets attend a mass at the Saint Pierre D Arene church to honour the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi in Nice, southeastern France, October 5, 2014

Background imageLeash Collection: Dogs look at a priest as they are blessed outside San Anton Church in the neighborhood of

Dogs look at a priest as they are blessed outside San Anton Church in the neighborhood of Churriana, in Malaga, near Malaga, Spain, January 17, 2016

Background imageLeash Collection: A woman walks dogs in Riverside Park during a snowstorm in upper Manhattan in New York

A woman walks dogs in Riverside Park during a snowstorm in upper Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Background imageLeash Collection: A dog in costume walks around San Anton Church in Madrid

A dog in costume walks around San Anton Church in Madrid, Spain, January 17, 2018. Hundreds of pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of Saint Anthony

Background imageLeash Collection: Dogs play before being blessed by a priest outside San Anton Church in the neighborhood

Dogs play before being blessed by a priest outside San Anton Church in the neighborhood of Churriana, in Malaga, southern Spain January 17, 2018

Background imageLeash Collection: A dog chases a cat on a breakwater along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Ashkelon

A dog chases a cat on a breakwater along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Ashkelon, Israel January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Background imageLeash Collection: A dog is seen during the seventh edition of the Mi Mascota (My Pet) fair in Malaga

A dog is seen during the seventh edition of the Mi Mascota (My Pet) fair in Malaga
A dog is seen during the seventh edition of the " Mi Mascota" (My Pet) fair in Malaga, southern Spain November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Background imageLeash Collection: Dogs competes during the Grande Viree dog sled race in the streets of the Old Quebec at

Dogs competes during the Grande Viree dog sled race in the streets of the Old Quebec at the Quebec Winter Carnival in Quebec City January 30, 2010

Background imageLeash Collection: People walk through the snow covered Greenwich Park in London

People walk through the snow covered Greenwich Park in London January 20, 2013. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY)

Background imageLeash Collection: A snake charmer holds the leash to a performing monkey, as they walk in Galle

A snake charmer holds the leash to a performing monkey, as they walk in Galle October 9, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)



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"Capturing the Essence of Control: The Fascinating History of the Leash" Step back in time to 1903-1904 with Diana of the Uplands, a captivating artwork by Charles Wellington Furse. This masterpiece showcases a woman confidently holding her leash, symbolizing her control and connection with her loyal companion. Travel even further back to ancient Rome, where a stunning Roman mosaic from the 1st century depicts a dog on a leash. This artifact serves as evidence that leashes have been used for centuries to ensure safety and guidance for our furry friends. Fast forward to modern times, where we witness the bond between Lady and Boston Terrier beautifully portrayed in an endearing photograph. The leash acts as their invisible thread, keeping them connected during their adventures together. Venture into Pompeii, Italy, and discover another remarkable Roman mosaic known as Cave Canem. Here we see a warning sign reminding visitors about dogs on leashes - an early example of responsible pet ownership. In 1912, artist Giacomo Balla painted "Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, " showcasing the energy and excitement that can be unleashed when man's best friend is given freedom within boundaries. Witness the playful interaction between two adorable breeds - Boston Terrier and French Bulldog - united by their shared experience of being led by their trusty leashes. Experience laughter through history with Mutoscope postcards featuring Laden girl in a spot of bother due to her mischievous pup tangling up its leash – reminding us that sometimes life throws unexpected challenges at us. Delve into wood engravings from the 19th century depicting an astonishing dancing bear held captive by its handler's firm grip on its leash – highlighting both power dynamics and animal welfare concerns throughout history. Explore how fear can influence actions as captured in East End Woman scared of dog making her walk under ladder painting.