Not every nineteenth-century greyhound appears in a painting.
Some survive in heraldry.
This family coat of arms, reproduced in Reminiscences of a Nonagenarian (Newburyport, Huse & Co., 1879), places a greyhound as the crest above the shield, a reminder of the qualities long associated with the breed: vigilance, loyalty, nobility, and speed.
Even in a small wood engraving, the silhouette is unmistakable.
Source: British Library, Reminiscences of a Nonagenarian (1879).










