Best Threads is a wonderfully stylish portrait that perfectly captures the artist’s playful fascination with vanity, elegance and countryside eccentricity. Striding forward, this impeccably dressed hare cuts the figure of a true Regency dandy - self-assured, immaculately turned out, and clearly aware of the impression he leaves behind. Dressed in a richly tailored blue frock coat, embroidered waistcoat, crisp lace cravat, fitted breeches and polished shoes, the figure embodies the theatricality of aristocratic fashion. Cane in hand and posture perfectly poised, the hare appears mid-promenade, as though taking part in some grand social parade or society gathering. Yet, despite the sophistication of the clothing and human mannerisms, Walker ensures the animal beneath remains ever-present through the alert stance, expressive whiskers and towering ears, preserving the creature’s innate wildness beneath the layers of refinement.

Jonathan Walker, who lives and works in Devon, is renowned for his imaginative anthropomorphic paintings inspired by the creatures and characters of the British countryside. His hares, foxes, badgers and moles inhabit a parallel world where woodland animals adopt human fashions and rituals while never losing their intrinsic animal nature. Influenced by traditional illustration yet unmistakably modern in execution, Walker’s work combines wit and narrative charm with subtle observations of human behaviour.

Sold as a triptych, alongside The Conoisseaur and The Country Gent.