Charles Landseer
Charles Landseer
Life
He was born in London on 12 August 1799,
In 1823 he accompanied Sir Charles Stuart de Rothesay on a diplomatic mission to Portugal and Brazil. Many of the drawings he made on the journey were shown at the British Institution in 1828.[3][4]
He became an associate in of the
Most of his pictures were of subjects from British history, or from literature. He paid close attention to the historical accuracy of the accessories and details in his paintings.
He died in London on 22 July 1879,[1] leaving 10,000 guineas to the Royal Academy to fund scholarships.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Charles Landseer, R.A." Royal Academy. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Intelligence in Literature and the Arts and Sciences". The New Monthly Magazine. 4. 1815.
- ^ ISBN 9781907200021.
- ^ Monkhouse, William Cosmo (1892). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 32. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ a b c d Sandby, William (1862). The history of the Royal Academy of Arts from its foundation in 1768 to the present time: With biographical notices of all the members. Vol. 2. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green. p. 176.
- ^ a b "Charles Landseer". Tate Gallery. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Getting all cut up about it". Wellcome Collection. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
External links
- A portrait of
Sir Thomas Lawrence., engraved by James Thomson for Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1833 with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon.
- 17 artworks by or after Charles Landseer at the Art UK site
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