1816
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Ecorche drawing of the hind legs of a dog is a 1816 by Thomas Landseer, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing is of the hind legs of a dog. It's an ecorche drawing, which means it shows the muscles and other tissues underneath the skin. The artist, Thomas Landseer, made this drawing around 1816. He was studying anatomy at the time, which was an important part of his training as an artist. To learn more about the style and techniques used in this drawing, look into the movement: Romanticism.
A study by Thomas Landseer depicts the flayed hind legs of a dog in anatomical detail, rendered as part of his early training under Benjamin Robert Haydon. The sheet’s reverse bears a faint chalk sketch of a saddled and bridled horse in standing pose. The drawing was likely produced during one of Sir Charles Bell’s anatomy demonstrations in London. It later passed from Edwin Landseer through the Mansel Lewis family before entering a public collection 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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