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In France laws controlling the ownership of dogs were different from those operating in Britain, and during the nineteenth century the status of le lévrier (greyhound) changed from that of a rural hunting dog to that of a sophisticated urban pet. This cultural process is reflected in poetry by Alphonse de Lamartine, Charles Baudelaire and Leconte de Lisle, in the sensual prose of Théophile Gautier and in the socially observant novels of Marcel Proust. Paintings of lévriers by Alexandre-François Desportes, Edgar Degas and Gustave Courbet display a parallel interest in the type as an indicator of social hierarchy and contemporary manners.

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Chiens d’utilité/Chiens de luxe: The Changing Status of le Lévrier

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    2025年

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  • John Stokes

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In France laws controlling the ownership of dogs were different from those operating in Britain, and during the nineteenth century the status of le lévrier (greyhound) changed from that of a rural hunting dog to that of a sophisticated urban pet. This cultural process is reflected in poetry by Alphonse de Lamartine, Charles Baudelaire and Leconte de Lisle, in the sensual prose of Théophile Gautier and in the socially observant novels of Marcel Proust. Paintings of lévriers by Alexandre-François Desportes, Edgar Degas and Gustave Courbet display a parallel interest in the type as an indicator of social hierarchy and contemporary manners.