The little dog listening to an old gramophone has been one of the world’s most instantly recognisable images for 100 years.
Until now.
Nipper the terrier is being replaced this week by Gromit, the Plasticine dog from the Wallace and Gromit animated series.
The original image is based on a 19th century painting by Francis Barraud. Nipper was supposed to be listening to a recording of his dead owner. Hence the name given to the picture: His Master’s Voice.
Over the past century it has been adopted as a logo by different record companies in Britain, the United States and Japan, and by HMV, the world’s biggest chain of record stores.
The original image is based on a 19th century painting by Francis Barraud. Nipper was supposed to be listening to a recording of his dead owner. Hence the name given to the picture: His Master’s Voice.
Over the past century it has been adopted as a logo by different record companies in Britain, the United States and Japan, and by HMV, the world’s biggest chain of record stores.
This week the HMV group is switching to Gromit.
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