Landseer

American

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

noun

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

Landseer British

/ ˈlænsɪə /

noun

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

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Red deer are celebrated in the arts, perhaps most famously in Sir Edwin Landseer's painting The Monarch of the Glen.

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The Met Police said officers, paramedics and an air ambulance were called to an address in Landseer Avenue, Newham, at about 10:00 BST.

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Landseer Road and Sandy Hill Lane were closed, and motorists were urged to drive carefully by police.

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The 20-year-old had been firmly wedged in the child-sized seat for three hours before police were called to Landseer Park in Ipswich at 07:50 BST.

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A spokesman for the National Galleries of Scotland said: "Though we can't be sure of the precise location, nobody is in any doubt that it depicts a Highland setting. "Landseer was indeed an English painter, but from 1824 he made annual trips to the Highlands and painted the magnificent wildlife and landscapes of the region.

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