Lot 7
7
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A. (1802-1873)
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A. (1802-1873)

Study of two dogs, one possibly a Water Spaniel

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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A. (1802-1873)
Study of two dogs, one possibly a Water Spaniel
black and white chalk on brown paper
10 x 15½ in. (25.5 x 39.5 cm.)
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Lot Essay

The present drawings was probably executed when Landseer was perhaps ten years of age. A child prodigy, he entered the Royal Academy Schools at the age of 14, was elected an Associate at the age of 24 and a full member at 29. There is a drawing showing the head of a similar dog, executed when Landseer was around 8 years old, in the collection of the Royal Academy.

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