Landseer

American  

[land-seer, -syer] / ˈlænd sɪər, -sjər /

noun

1. Sir Edwin Henry, 1802–73, English painter, especially of animals.

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Landseer British  

/ ˈlænsɪə /

noun

1. Sir Edwin Henry. 1802–73, English painter, noted for his studies of animals

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Landseer

Scene in Braemar, by Queen Victoria's favourite artist Sir Edwin Landseer, fetched five times the previous record for one of his works.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Thanks to the book's popularity, they became the fashionable Dandie Dinmont, beloved pets of Queen Victoria, Sir Edwin Landseer, and later Agatha Christie and Sir Alec Guinness.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2015

She later had Lootie’s portrait painted by the renowned artist Landseer.

From Time ● Feb. 15, 2012

"This is the perfect example of showing how Landseer was trying to produce history paintings, it is almost like a battlefield scene."

From The Guardian ● May 9, 2010

But Landseer, Millais, Poynter and Holman Hunt had thousands of earnest admirers, and there were always enthusiastic groups in front of "The Derby Day" and "Ramsgate Sands."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 by Various