Edwin Henry Landseer: 19th-Century Britain's Foremost Animal Painter
Many of us know Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) as the sculptor of the four magnificent bronze lions that guard Nelson’s column in Trafalgar Square. During the mid-19th century, however, Landseer’s fame derived from his unrivalled talent as an animal painter.
A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society, 1838.
by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
(Tate Collection, London)
by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
(Tate Collection, London)
From the upper echelons of Victorian society to the working middle-class, there were few who were not familiar with Landseer’s work. […]Continue Reading
