The "I'se Biggest!", which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1892, won Arthur John Elsley’s considerable public acclaim, a small girl standing on tip-toe atop a thick book, comparing her height with that of a large St. Bernard Dog.
Later the painting had to be re-engraved to satisfy public demand.
Elsley continued to paint these good-natured dogs throughout his career, they appear in more than thirty of his paintings.







