1819
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Ecorche drawing of a greyhound supported by planks is a 1819 by Edwin Landseer, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A greyhound's musculature is exposed in an écorché drawing by Edwin Henry Landseer, supported by wooden planks. Created between 1817 and 1821 during his teenage years, the study reflects Landseer's early focus on animal anatomy, developed through formal training under surgeon Sir Charles Bell and observations at London menageries. The work is part of a group of eight anatomical sketches of dogs and cats held by the V&A. It was later owned by Charles Mansel Lewis before entering the museum's collection in 2010.
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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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