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His Master’s voice

Francis Barraud

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Nipper: A Giant Tribute to Music’s Most Famous Dog

Step inside the Huguenot Museum and you will come face to face with a true rock star of music history, a colossal 1937 painting of Nipper that stretches twelve feet wide and six and a half feet tall. Once the crown jewel of HMV’s flagship store on Oxford Street, this larger-than-life tribute now hangs proudly in the museum, keeping the spirit of vintage sound and timeless branding alive. It is…

Nipper: A Giant Tribute to Music’s Most Famous Dog

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Francis Barraud, British, 1899 - His Master's Voice

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Nipper (1884 – September 1895) was a dog from Bristol, England, who served as the model for an 1898 painting by Francis Barraud titled His Master's Voice.

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His Master's Voice (1898) Francis Barraud (England, 1856-1924)

“The trademark image comes from a painting by English artist Francis Barraud and titled His Master's Voice. It was acquired from the artist in 1899 by the newly formed Gramophone Company and adopted as a trademark by the Gramophone Company's United States affiliate, the Victor Talking Machine Company. According to contemporary Gramophone Company publicity material, the dog, a terrier named Nipper, had originally belonged to Barraud's brother, Mark. When Mark Barraud died, Francis inherited Nipper, along with a cylinder phonograph and recordings of Mark's voice. Francis noted the peculiar interest that the dog took in the recorded voice of his late master emanating from the horn, and conceived the idea of committing the scene to canvas. The incident took place at 92 Bold Street, Liverpool.” From Wikipedia

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Francis Barraud, His Master's Voice, 1898. 

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The original painting of Nipper by Francis Barraud, who changed the phonograph to a Berlinger disc gramophone in order to sell the painting to the Gramophone Company.

RCA Victor: Nipper the Dog