The Ballad (1861). Hardy, James, Jnr. 1832-1889. James Hardy Junior, a landscape, still-life, domestic and sporting painter, was the son of the landscape and still-life painter James Hardy. Now best known for his pictures of dogs with game, he exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1862-86, and at the British institution from 1862-66. Rustic cottage interiors such as this are among his most attractive subjects.