The Monarch of the Glen (painting)

The Monarch of the Glen
Artist	Sir Edwin Landseer
Year	1851
Medium	Oil-on-canvas
Dimensions	163.8 cm × 168.9 cm (64.5 in × 66.5 in)
Location	Scottish National Gallery[1], Edinburgh

The Monarch of the Glen is an oil-on-canvas painting of a red deer stag completed in 1851 by the English painter Sir Edwin Landseer. It was commissioned as part of a series of three panels to hang in the Palace of Westminster, in London. As one of the most popular paintings throughout the 19th century, it sold widely in reproductions in steel engraving, and was finally bought by companies to use in advertising. The painting had become something of a cliché by the mid-20th century, as "the ultimate biscuit tin image of Scotland: a bulky stag set against the violet hills and watery skies of an isolated wilderness", according to the Sunday Herald.^[2]

In 2017 the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh launched a successful campaign to buy the painting for £4 million, finally achieving the acquisition. The painting is now part of the collection, and is on display at the Scottish National Gallery.^[3]