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Revision as of 02:40, 29 December 2024 editLord Cornwallis (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers460,210 edits ←Created page with '{{Short description|Painting by Edwin Landseer}} {{Infobox artwork | image_file=File:Landseer, Edwin Henry (Sir, RA) - Lion- A Newfoundland Dog - Google Art Project.jpg | image_size=350px | title=Lion, a Newfoundland Dog | artist= Edwin Landseer | year= 1824 | type=Oil on canvas, portrait | height_metric= 149.8 | width_metric= 195.6 | height_imperial= | width_imperial= | metric_unit=cm | imperial_unit=in | museu...'  Latest revision as of 08:40, 30 December 2024 edit undoFamily27390 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users39,887 editsNo edit summaryTags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit 
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'''''Lion, a Newfoundland Dog''''' is an 1824 ] by the English ] ].<ref>Manson p.52</ref> <ref>Gray p.52</ref> <ref>Roe p.192</ref> It portrays a variant of the traditional ], now known as the ] due to its use in this painting and others by Landseer including '']'' in 1831. '''''Lion, a Newfoundland Dog''''' is an 1824 ] by the English ] ].<ref>Manson p.52</ref><ref>Gray p.52</ref><ref>Roe p.192</ref> It portrays a variant of the traditional ], now known as the ] due to its use in this painting and others by Landseer including '']'' in 1831.


This work was commissioned by Lion's owner. The background depicts the ] countryside. Today the painting is in the collection of the ] in ].<ref>https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O69349/lion-a-newfoundland-dog-oil-painting-landseer-edwin-henry/</ref> This work was commissioned by Lion's owner. The background depicts the ] countryside. Today the painting is in the collection of the ] in ].<ref>https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O69349/lion-a-newfoundland-dog-oil-painting-landseer-edwin-henry/</ref>
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Painting by Edwin Landseer
Lion, a Newfoundland Dog
ArtistEdwin Landseer
Year1824
TypeOil on canvas, portrait
Dimensions149.8 cm × 195.6 cm (59.0 in × 77.0 in)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

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.

References

  1. Manson p.52
  2. Gray p.52
  3. Roe p.192
  4. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O69349/lion-a-newfoundland-dog-oil-painting-landseer-edwin-henry/

Bibliography

  • Gray, Beryl. The Dog in the Dickensian Imagination. Routledge, 2016.
  • Manson, James A. Sir Edwin Landseer, R. A.. W. Scott Publishing Company, 1902.
  • Roe, Sonia. Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Public Catalogue Foundation, 2008.
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