A Deerhound

1826
31.0 x 41.0 cm

Deerhounds were bred to hunt deer by running them down, a method known as coursing or deer stalking. In this study, Landseer sympathetically evoked his subject’s vivacity and poise. The dog appears in a similar pose, nuzzling under the hand of its master, the Duke of Gordon, in Landseer’s Scene in the Scottish Highlands (ca. 1825–28; private collection). The painting was one of the artist’s first aristocratic hunting portraits, and it bolstered his meteoric rise as Britain’s premier painter of animal and sporting pictures.

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Edwin Henry Landseer (? – ?)

A leading Romantic painter of animals, Edwin Henry Landseer captivated audiences with iconic works like 'The Monarch of the Glen' and his role as animal portraitist to Queen Victoria; discover the emotive power of his wildlife art.

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Pealkiri: A Deerhound
Kunstnik: Edwin Henry Landseer
Aasta: 1826
Originaalmõõdud: 31.0 x 41.0 cm
Formaat: Landscape
Autoriõiguste staatus: Autoriõiguse all
Värvigamma: Earthy
Perseptsiooniline heledus: shadow