Caricatures of prominent people by Sir Edwin Landseer, circa 1830-40
9 Portraits in set
Landseer's caricatures were made for private purposes, often for the amusement of guests at house parties. This set were originally owned by Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville. He was one of Landseer's friends, having originally met him when he caught the artist red-handed poaching a stag. The caricatures capture the physical oddities of Landseer's subjects and form a witty record of some of the personalities of the period.
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1832
NPG 4916
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1833
NPG 4914
General Phipps, Mrs Norton and 2nd Baron Alvanley at the theatre
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1834-1835
NPG 4918
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
pen and wash, circa 1835
NPG 4917