æz nˈɪpɚ hæd dˈaɪd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, hiː kʊd nˌɑːt biː jˈuːzd æz ɐ lˈɪvɪŋ mˈɑːdəl, sˌoʊ bæɹˈɔːd ɪnstˈɛd wˈɜːkt fɹʌm ɐn ˈoʊld fˈoʊɾoʊ hiː hˈæd.
As Nipper had died in 1895, he could not be used as a living model, so Barraud instead worked from an old photo he had.