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Lion: A Newfoundland Dog
Edwin Landseer1824 (painted) - 1824
The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
Painting of 'Lion: A Newfoundland Dog' by Sir Edwin Landseer RA, oil on canvas, Britain, 1823.
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Details
- Title: Lion: A Newfoundland Dog
- Creator Lifespan: 1802 - 1873
- Date Created: 1824 (painted) - 1824
- Type: Oil painting
- Rights: Bequeathed by Mrs Ann de Merle
- External Link: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O69349
- painted: Great Britain, Britain
- artist: Landseer, Edwin Henry (Sir, RA)
- Subjects Depicted: Scotland; dog; landscapes (representations); mountains; natural landscapes
- Place Part Of: Britain
- More Information: The Newfoundland is a large Canadian working dog, capable of drawing a sledge, and celebrated for its intelligence, docility and swimming power. The dog's owner, W. H. de Merle, commissioned this painting. The artist based the background on landscape seen in Scotland.
- Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
- Dimensions: Height: 149.8 cm estimate, Width: 195.6 cm estimate, Weight: 115 kg
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