- Artist
- Sir Edwin Henry Landseer 1802–1873
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas on mahogany
- Dimensions
- Support: 405 × 908 mm
frame: 1015 × 1220 × 130 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by Robert Vernon 1847
- Reference
- N00412
Online caption
Edwin Henry Landseer’s many visits to the Scottish Highlands captured his imagination. Here, he depicts a dying stag defiantly fighting off hounds. Landseer was famed for the emotion of his animal subjects. This scene is transformed into a desperate struggle against the forces of nature. The sublime, mountainous landscape and crashing water only strengthen the sense of awe and foreboding. Through such paintings of Scotland’s wild beauty, Landseer helped inspire a romantic image of the Highlands, distanced from the realities of the turmoil and deprivation caused by the Highland Clearances during this period.
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