1816
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Ecorche drawing of a dog is a 1816 by Thomas Landseer, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Thomas Landseer created this anatomical study of a flayed dog as part of his training under Benjamin Robert Haydon, who emphasized dissection and anatomy in his curriculum. The drawing likely resulted from one of Sir Charles Bell’s anatomy demonstrations in London, as suggested by an inscription on a related work in the V&A. Part of a group of three similar écorché studies, it reflects the practical approach to animal anatomy common in early 19th-century art education. The work later passed through the collections of Edwin Landseer and Charles Mansel Lewis before being acquired in 2010.
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Thomas Landseer was a British artist best known for his engravings and etchings, particularly those of paintings by his youngest brother Edwin Landseer.
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