Landseer, Sir Edwin Henry

Sir Edwin Henry (1802-1873), a celebrated English animal painter. He was born in London. He showed talent at a very early age. One of his productions now at Kensington bears, in his father's handwriting, the words "at the age of five." He made a faithful study of animals, dissecting such as were obtainable, until he became a master in his particular line. Horses and dogs were his favorite subjects. He was elected member of the Royal Academy in 1831 and was knighted in 1850. Outside of art, his life was uneventful. Some of his best known paintings are the Hunted Stag, The Highland Shepherd's Chief Mourner, Tethered Rams, Monarch of the Glen, and The Stag at Bay. Over 500 of Landseer's paintings are catalogued. See Painting