Edwin Landseer

Sir
Edwin Landseer
RA
Sir Edwin Landseer RA
	Portrait by Francis Grant, 1852
Born	Edwin Henry Landseer; 7 March 1802; London, England
Died	1 October 1873 (aged 71); London, England
Education	Royal Academy Schools
Known for	Painting; sculpture;
Movement	Animalier
Parent	John Landseer (father);
Awards	Great gold medal of the Exposition Universelle (1855)

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) was an English painter and sculptor,^[1] well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. However, his best-known works are the lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.

^ Monkhouse, William Cosmo (1885). "Landseer, Edwin Henry" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 64–68.

[:0-1] Monkhouse, William Cosmo (1885). "Landseer, Edwin Henry" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 64–68.

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Sir Edwin Landseer RA
Portrait by Francis Grant, 1852
Born	Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-03-07)7 March 1802 London, England
Died	1 October 1873(1873-10-01) (aged 71) London, England
Education	Royal Academy Schools
Known for	Painting sculpture
Movement	Animalier
Parent	John Landseer (father)
Awards	Great gold medal of the Exposition Universelle (1855)