Lion: A Newfoundland Dog
Oil Painting
1824 (painted)
1824 (painted)
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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.
Object details
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| Title | Lion: A Newfoundland Dog (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'Lion: A Newfoundland Dog' by Sir Edwin Landseer RA, British school, 1823 |
| Physical description | Painting of Lion, a Newfoundland breed of dog, against a mountainous (probably of the highlands of Scotland) landscape. Oil on canvas. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs Ann de Merle |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mrs Ann de Merle, 1894 |
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| Summary | 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. |
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| Accession number | 852-1894 |
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| Record created | November 6, 2002 |
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