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

The 1851 painting by Sir Edwin Landseer was saved for the nation after a campaign to raise £4m in March.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2017

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

Landseer was now thirty-six years old, famous and honored, a welcome guest at the palaces of royalty.

From Famous European Artists by Sarah K. Bolton

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