Edwin Landseer

Edwin Henry Landseer was a British painter, sculptor, architectural draftsperson, and etcher. Born in London in 1802, he was educated at the Royal Academy of Arts and became a member of that institution. He held the position of court painter and worked primarily in London, where he also resided and eventually died in 1873. His artistic output included landscape painting, animal art, animal painting, and portraiture.

Among his notable works are *Monarch of the Glen* and *A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society*. His artworks are held in the collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Tate, and the National Gallery of Victoria. Landseer was buried at St Paul's Cathedral. He was the sibling of Thomas Landseer, Jessica Landseer, and Charles Landseer.