Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

1802–1873

*Portrait of Mrs Henry Wells of Redleaf and Sketches of a Man’s Head in Profile, Leaning on his Hand*
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In Tate Britain

Historic and Modern British Art: Revolution and Reform: 1776–1833

In Tate Britain

Prints and Drawings Rooms

3 artworks by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

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Biography

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (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 at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.

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Artworks

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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Low Life

1829, exhibited 1831
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer High Life

1829, exhibited 1831
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer King Charles Spaniels (‘The Cavalier’s Pets’)

1845, exhibited 1845
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Highland Music

?1829, exhibited 1830
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Deer and Deer Hounds in a Mountain Torrent (‘The Hunted Stag’)

?1832, exhibited 1833

On display at Tate Britain part of Historic and Modern British Art
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer A Dialogue at Waterloo

exhibited 1850
Frederick Richard Lee, Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Cover Side (figures and animals by Sir E. Landseer)

1839, ?exhibited 1840
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Sleeping Bloodhound

exhibited 1835