This painting is called “Beagle and Fox,” and it was painted by Bruno Liljefors in 1885.
Liljefors was a Swedish artist, and the title is probably not translated correctly– because one can obviously see that the dogs attacking the fox are not beagles at all.
They are wire-haired dachshunds.
Am I imagining it or do these Dachshunds have longer legs than the modern type?
They do. You can still find dachshunds like these in Europe and in lines that are bred for hunting. The majority of these are wire-haired, but they do occur in all three coats and in all three sizes. The smallest dachshunds are called rabbit dachshunds in Europe. We would just call them very small miniatures.
They might as well be relatives to the modern German Hunting Terrier. Compact body but long legs – and black & tan colour.
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My experience w/ Dachsunds, even the modern type, is that they have a strong prey drive. An acquaintance of mine from long ago once inherited a male show dog, that, as soon as allowed in the house, killed several of the owner’s cats.
When my dad was growing up, they had a standard dachshund that was a better hunting dog than any beagle. He also was much more obedient.
He killed a stray giant meat rabbit once that had licked every dog for miles.