細節
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A.
The Larder Invaded
oil on slate
9 x 12¾in (22.8 x 32.5cm)
The Larder Invaded
oil on slate
9 x 12¾in (22.8 x 32.5cm)
來源
Given by the artist to Jacob Bell who bequeathed it to his sister-in-law Mrs Spencer Bell:
presumably Christie's, 25 March 1893, lot 345, as 'White Terrier.'
T.A.R. Chipperfield by 1970.
presumably Christie's, 25 March 1893, lot 345, as 'White Terrier.'
T.A.R. Chipperfield by 1970.
出版
C. Lennie, Landseer, the Victorian Paragon, London, 1976, p.31.
展覽
Presumably, London, Royal Academy Landseer, Winter, 1874, no.424, lent by Mrs Spencer Bell.
更多詳情
The picture shows one of Landseer's favourite dogs, Brutus, surprising a cat in a well stocked larder. It is considered by Richard Ormond to be the original sketch for 'The Larder Invaded which was commissioned by Sir Charles Coote and exhibited at the British Institution in 1822, where it earned a premium of (150 from the Directors.)