Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Studies of Sir Edwin Landseer, R. A: Illustrated by Sketches From the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen and Other Sources
Little effect of the Continent on Landseer's art. - Resemblance to Hogarth in literary character, terror, and humour. Peace and War Random Shot and Alexander and Diogenes - Faithfulness to early impressions - Beauty of his pictures of children. - Other portraits; Midsummer Night's Dream compared with Defeat of Cornus. - Never lost his humour. - Last pictures. - Vigour of the Swannery. - Sim-ple grandeur of design of Lion and the Lamb com pared with Blake - Death - Birds. - lllustrations. - Gift of conception. - Technical mastery.
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