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.
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
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