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Edwin Landseer

Dog Resting Upon a Couch

Maker

Edwin Landseer (British, 1802-1873)

Title

Dog Resting Upon a Couch

Year

1817

Medium

  • pencil

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pencil

Materials

pencil

Dimensions

14.1 x 20.6 cm (5 9/16 x 8 1/8 inches) (sheet)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Initialled and dated in pencil on the arm of couch, UR:E L 1817

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

72.022

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

The English Eye
British Painting from the 17th to the 19th Centuries; Contemporary British Art; Old Master British Drawings and Watercolors; British Picture Books for Children; Three Centuries of British Decorative Arts, Textiles, and Costume
Jun 21, 1991 – Sep 01, 1991

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Edwin Landseer (British, 1802-1873)
Dog Resting Upon a Couch, 1817
pencil
14.1 x 20.6 cm (5 9/16 x 8 1/8 inches) (sheet)
Museum Works of Art Fund 72.022

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