Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

1802–1873

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, ‘Dignity and Impudence’ 1839
Dignity and Impudence 1839
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals — particularly horses, dogs, and stags. However, his best known works are the lion sculptures in Trafalgar Square.

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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, ‘Dignity and Impudence’ 1839

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Dignity and Impudence

1839
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, ‘Shoeing’ exhibited 1844

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Shoeing

exhibited 1844
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, ‘Low Life’ 1829, exhibited 1831

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Low Life

1829, exhibited 1831
A00702
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, ‘High Life’ 1829, exhibited 1831

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer High Life

1829, exhibited 1831
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, ‘A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society’ exhibited 1838

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society

exhibited 1838
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, ‘Study of a Lion’ c.1862

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Study of a Lion

c.1862
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, ‘King Charles Spaniels (‘The Cavalier’s Pets’)’ 1845, exhibited 1845

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer King Charles Spaniels (‘The Cavalier’s Pets’)

1845, exhibited 1845
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, ‘Alexander and Diogenes’ exhibited 1848

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Alexander and Diogenes

exhibited 1848
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William Blake, ‘Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing’ c.1786
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Fairy painting

Fairy painting is particularly associated with the Victorian period, art that depicts fairies and other subjects from the supernatural

Briton Riviere, ‘Beyond Man’s Footsteps’ exhibited 1894
Tate Papers

The Arctic Fantasies of Edwin Landseer and Briton Riviere: Polar Bears, Wilderness and Notions of the Sublime

Nineteenth-century images of the Arctic suggest that the sublime lost its religious and moral dimensions. While Frederic Church’s painting ...

Briton Riviere, ‘Beyond Man’s Footsteps’ exhibited 1894
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Tate Papers no.13: Spring 2010

Tate Papers no.13, Spring 2010 edition, featuring papers on The Sublime Object
A 150 year-old primed canvas which has never been painted displays all the basic deterioration characteristics of a finished painting on a stretched canvas
Tate Papers

Paintings on Canvas: Lining and Alternatives

This paper catalogues major changes in attitude during the last thirty years to conservation practice for the treatment of degraded ...

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