- Artist
- Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
- Year
- 1826
- Medium
- Oil on board
Public Domain
Metropolitan Museum of Art
A Deerhound by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer is an intimate animal portrait showcasing the breed’s noble bearing and gentle temperament. Landseer was the most celebrated animal painter of the Victorian era, famous for his emotionally charged depictions of dogs and Highland cattle that embodied Romantic ideals of nature and loyalty.