Mary Allen
#4 The canvases of the great artists Titian, Van Dyck, Lely, Stubbs, Gainsborough, Mignard Watteau depict a small spaniel with a flat head and high-set ears.
#5 During the Tudor era, toy spaniels were considered ladies’ dogs.
#6 The English king Henry VIII Tudor (1509-1547) was a famous tyrant, however, he had a weakness for small spaniels.
A special decree forbade keeping dogs at court, but there was an exception for "a few small spaniels for ladies."