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Sir Edwin Landseer

(1802-1873), Painter

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 22 portraits
Artist associated with 56 portraits
Landseer was one of the nineteenth century's most renowned painters and was reputed to have been Queen Victoria's favourite. He first exhibited his work at the Royal Academy in 1816 when only fourteen years old and went onto establish his reputation with a series of animal subjects, particularly horses, dogs and stags who were often shown parodying human behaviours. In 1858, the government commissioned Landseer to make four bronze lions for the base of Nelson's Column in nearby Trafalgar Square. Following a series of long delays and Landseer's ill-health, the sculptures were eventually installed almost ten years later in 1867.  

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Sir Edwin Landseer, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG Ax14822

Sir Edwin Landseer

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax14822

Sir Edwin Landseer, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG Ax17240

Sir Edwin Landseer

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17240

Sir Edwin Landseer, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG Ax14821

Sir Edwin Landseer

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax14821

Sir Edwin Landseer, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG Ax28936

Sir Edwin Landseer

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax28936

Sir Edwin Landseer, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG x12145

Sir Edwin Landseer

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x12145

Sir Edwin Landseer, by Unknown photographer - NPG x12146

Sir Edwin Landseer

by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x12146

Sir Edwin Landseer, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG Ax7328

Sir Edwin Landseer

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen print, 1860s
NPG Ax7328

'In remembrance of Sir Edwin Landseer' (Sir Edwin Landseer), by Albert Mendelssohn, after  Thomas Selby Cousins - NPG x136661

'In remembrance of Sir Edwin Landseer' (Sir Edwin Landseer)

by Albert Mendelssohn, after Thomas Selby Cousins
albumen cabinet card, 1873
NPG x136661

'Artists', published by Hughes & Edmonds - NPG Ax132902

'Artists'

published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen print, published 1876
NPG Ax132902

Sir Edwin Landseer, by Alfred, Count D'Orsay, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D32475

Sir Edwin Landseer

by Alfred, Count D'Orsay, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published December 1843
NPG D32475

Sir Edwin Landseer, by Richard James Lane, printed by  M & N Hanhart, published by  John Mitchell, after  Alfred, Count D'Orsay - NPG D46290

Sir Edwin Landseer

by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
lithograph with some hand-colouring, probably circa 1843
NPG D46290

Sir Edwin Landseer, by Samuel Cousins, published by  Henry Graves & Co, after  Sir Edwin Landseer - NPG D37153

Sir Edwin Landseer

by Samuel Cousins, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Edwin Landseer
mezzotint, published 10 December 1867
NPG D37153

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Sir Edwin Landseer

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen print, 1860s
NPG Ax38713

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