Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A.

Together with EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY, A Courtyard in Italy, monogrammed with the initials HV. on the bench at left, pen and ink and sepia wash heightened with white on paper. 2 works.

Landseer: The Fine Art Society Ltd., London, 1973
Davis & Long, Co., New York

Landseer: Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield City Art Galleries, Landseer and his World, February 6-March 12, 1972, no. 62

LANDSEER: Pen and ink and brown wash on laid paper. Sheet watermarked with a trellis motif down the center of the sheet. The sheet has toning and surface dirt. Minor rippling. A repaired horizontal tear along the right edge, above the top of the carriage at far right. There is a small loss in the carriage at the wheel; the area of the sheet that is missing is actually adhered to the backing board. EUROPEAN SCHOOL: The edges have been adhered to a mat, though the verso of the sheet is still exposed. Surface dirt. There is a previous repair to the lower left corner of the sheet. In overall good condition and ready to hang. 5 by 7 1/4 in.
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The Landseer was from a sketch book completed between 1833 and 1841 at Glenquoich, the hunting lodge of Edward Ellice near Glengarry.