Charles Landseer, R.A. (London 1799-1879)

The hind quarters of an écorché dog; Three studies of the hind leg of an écorché god; A partly dissected head of a horse, seen from the front; and An écorché dog

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Charles Landseer, R.A. (London 1799-1879)
The hind quarters of an écorché dog; Three studies of the hind leg of an écorché god; A partly dissected head of a horse, seen from the front; and An écorché dog
one inscribed 'H.L.' (centre right)
one pencil, one black and red chalk, two black, red and white chalk on buff paper, one unframed
22½ x 15¼ in. (57.2 x 38.7 cm.); and smaller (4)

Provenance

with Yvonne ffrench, London 1963.
with Sabin Galleries, London, 1981.

Literature

S. Owens, 'Ecorché drawings by Edwin Landseer', The Burlington Magazine, May 2012, p. 344, nos. 9 and 13 as 'Attributed to Edwin Landseer'.

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Lot Essay

It has been suggested that the sheet of studies of a hound's back leg may be by Henry Landseer, the uncle of Thomas, Charles and Edwin. He was an engraver, whose works included a set of engravings for John Flaxman's Anatomical Studies of the Bone and Muscles for the use of Artists, 1833. Alternatively 'H.L.' could stand for hind leg or some reference to the dissection. Susan Owens, loc.cit. attributes the Study of the horse's head and the three studies of the hind leg of an écorché dog to Edwin Landseer.

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