The first known paintings of
Bearded Collies date back to a 1771 Gainsborough portrait of the Duke of Buccleuch and to a 1772 Reynolds portrait of the peer's wife and daughter accompanied by two Beardies.
Not exact matches
Bearded Collies, or Beardies, are one of the United Kingdom's oldest breeds,
dating back to 1514.
Although dogs strongly resembling
bearded collies are depicted in art
dating from the 18th century, hard evidence of the breed can not be found until the early - 19th century, when the first breed description was published.