Sir Edwin Landseer RA was the foremost animal painter of his day and Queen Victoria s favourite, who became well-known to the public for the portrait of a majestic stag, The Monarch of the Glen, and the bronze lions at the foot of Nelson s Column in Trafalgar Square. But another more private side to Landseer s creative genius which deserves greater recognition is revealed in his off-duty drawings in pen and wash, sketched when he stayed in the homes of his aristocratic patrons, or as a member of their group of family and ...
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Sir Edwin Landseer RA was the foremost animal painter of his day and Queen Victoria s favourite, who became well-known to the public for the portrait of a majestic stag, The Monarch of the Glen, and the bronze lions at the foot of Nelson s Column in Trafalgar Square. But another more private side to Landseer s creative genius which deserves greater recognition is revealed in his off-duty drawings in pen and wash, sketched when he stayed in the homes of his aristocratic patrons, or as a member of their group of family and friends on extended holidays in the Highlands of Scotland, where he took part in their pastimes and sporting activities."
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2009-09-17. Unicorn Press. Hardcover. VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION. DJ clean and intact. Internally and externally good. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Black & white and coloured illustrations. Seems to have the wrong ISBN printed within. Sunning/fading to DJ. Shelf/edge wear. 11.5' x 10'
