FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters. The art works entitled 'Houndton Tabby', were designed by illustrator and artist Kim Parkhurst, 39, after she combined her love of drawing and Downton Abbey. 'I've been painting portraits of animals in historical costume for some time,” explains New Yorker Kim. “I've taken some familiar and beloved characters whose demeanour, personality, and appearance seemed to translate to certain breeds of dog or cat. 'I got to thinking about Mr Bates' character and storyline, and Brendan Coyle's facial structure, and how he could look hard but also had the warmest, kindest eyes.
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A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
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An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .