1824
oil
canvas
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
'Lion', a Newfoundland Dog is a 1824 oil by Edwin Landseer, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting is titled 'Lion', a Newfoundland Dog. It was created by Edwin Landseer in 1824. The painting is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and it's an example of oil paint work, a notable fact about this piece is that it helped popularize a variant of the Newfoundland dog breed, now known as the Landseer dog. You can learn more about the artist's style by looking up Edwin Landseer.
Lion, a Newfoundland Dog is an 1824 oil painting by the English artist Edwin Landseer. It portrays a variant of the traditional Newfoundland dog, now known as the Landseer dog due to its use in this painting and others by Landseer including A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society in 1831. This work was commissioned by Lion's owner. The background depicts the Scottish countryside. Today the painting is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. His best-known work is the lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.
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