Edwin Landseer

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Edwin Landseer was a renowned 19th-century British painter and sculptor best known for his animal paintings and the iconic bronze lions in London’s Trafalgar Square.

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Edwin Landseer canonical 3
Edwin Henry Landseer 1
Sir Edwin Landseer 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf animal painter
human
painter
sculptor
artisticFocus depictions of animals in human-like situations
awardReceived Royal Academician
burialPlace St Paul’s Cathedral
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1802-03-07
dateOfDeath 1873-10-01
educatedAt Royal Academy Schools
ethnicGroup English
familyName Landseer
father John Landseer
genre animal painting
givenName Edwin
influenced Victorian animal painting
knownFor Trafalgar Square lions
animal paintings
dog portraits
lion sculptures
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Academy of Arts
movement Romanticism
name Edwin Henry Landseer
linked to: Edwin Landseer
notableWork A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society
Dignity and Impudence
Lion sculptures in Trafalgar Square
Man Proposes, God Disposes
The Monarch of the Glen
The Old Shepherd’s Chief Mourner
Trafalgar Square bronze lions
occupation engraver
painter
sculptor
patron Prince Albert
Queen Victoria
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England

Marylebone
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Royal Academician
sexOrGender male
sibling Charles Landseer
Thomas Landseer
linked to: John Landseer
studentOf Benjamin Robert Haydon
title Sir
workLocation London
linked to: London, England

Scotland

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Nelson's Column lionSculptor Edwin Landseer
Edwin Landseer Lutyens namedAfter Edwin Landseer
subject linked to: Landseer
Edwin Landseer Lutyens hasMiddleNameDerivedFrom Edwin Landseer
subject linked to: Landseer
Edwin Landseer name Edwin Henry Landseer
linked to: Edwin Landseer
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire patronOf Sir Edwin Landseer
linked to: Edwin Landseer