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.
John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1835
NPG 4915
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1835
NPG 4922
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1835
NPG 4921
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1835
NPG 4919
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1835
NPG 4920
by Sir Edwin Landseer
ink and wash, circa 1835
NPG 2887
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1835
NPG 4917
by Sir Edwin Landseer
oil on panel, 1836
NPG 384
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
by Sir Edwin Landseer
oil on panel, 1836
On display in Room 15 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3050
by Sir Edwin Landseer
oil on canvas, circa 1840
NPG 3140
by Sir Edwin Landseer
oil on canvas, circa 1848
NPG 1843
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and ink and wash, 1857
NPG 3925
attributed to Sir Edwin Landseer
pencil
NPG 2895
by Richard James Lane, after Sir Edwin Landseer
lithograph, circa 1825-1850
NPG D22016
by Richard James Lane, after Sir Edwin Landseer
lithograph, circa 1825-1850
NPG D22017
by Richard James Lane, printed by Engelmann & Co, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Sir Edwin Landseer
lithograph, 1828
NPG D22410
by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Sir Edwin Landseer
lithograph, published 25 April 1832
NPG D8056
The Death of a Stag in Glen Tilt
by John Charles Bromley, after Sir Edwin Landseer
mezzotint, published 1833
NPG D7516
by Richard James Lane, after Sir Edwin Landseer
lithograph, 1836
NPG D21838
by Richard James Lane, printed by C. Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Sir Edwin Landseer
lithograph, (1841)
NPG D47469
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