Sir Edwin Landseer
(1802-1873), PainterSir Edwin Henry Landseer
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.
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pencil, 1818
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Unknown man, formerly known as Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt
attributed to Sir Edwin Landseer
ink and wash, 1821
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and ink, 1824?
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and ink, circa 1825-1835
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and ink, circa 1825-1835
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and ink, circa 1825-1835
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and ink and wash, 1830-1835
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
ink and wash, circa 1830
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George Capell-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex
by Sir Edwin Landseer
ink and wash, circa 1830-1835
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and ink, circa 1830
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
pencil, circa 1830
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
sepia wash and red chalk, circa 1830
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and ink, circa 1830
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
pencil
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John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and ink, 1831
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William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1832
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1833
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by Sir Edwin Landseer
oil on millboard, 1833
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General Phipps, Mrs Norton and 2nd Baron Alvanley at the theatre
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1834-1835
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