Not on display

The Angler's Guard

Oil Painting
1824 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An oil painting showing a St Bernard and a white greyhound guarding the gear and fish-basket of an angler.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Angler's Guard (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Oil on panel
Brief description
Oil painting entitled 'The Angler's Guard' by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer. Great Britain, 1824.
Physical description
An oil painting showing a St Bernard and a white greyhound guarding the gear and fish-basket of an angler.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 12.7cm
  • Estimate width: 14.6cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Style
Credit line
Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857
Object history
Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 147
Collection
Accession number
FA.97[O]

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Record createdAugust 3, 2006
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