A Highland Breakfast
1834
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1834
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Highland Breakfast is a painting by Edwin Landseer. It's a genre scene. The painting depicts a scene in a bothy in the Scottish Highlands. It shows a woman breastfeeding her baby while dogs eat from a wooden bowl, drawing a comparison between human and animal behavior. To learn more about the artist's style and techniques, look up the artist: Edwin Landseer.