Rivière The Letter - A painting of a man playing with a dog

Briton Riviere (August 14, 1840 – April 20, 1920) was an English painter who specialized in animal and genre paintings. He was born in London and studied at the Royal Academy Schools. His early works were mainly genre scenes and portraits, but he later turned to animal painting and became one of the most popular painters of his time. He was a member of the Royal Academy and exhibited there regularly from 1863 until his death in 1920. Some of his most famous works include "Sympathy," "Requiescat," and "Daniel in the Lion's Den."