g on his bare back, but wasdissuaded by the groom, who showed him that shewould not stay there unless the horse had hissheets on. Accordingly Landseer painted Vol-tigeur with his head down, whispering soft thingsto his furry friend. This picture, which is lifesize, was exhibited in 1870 at the… … SIR EDWIN LANDSEER, R.A. 71 1862 and 1863 included no works from his easel.Happily he recovered—as letters quoted on pre-vious pages indicate—and in 1865, on Sir CharlesEastlakes death, he was offered the presidentschair of the Royal Academy. This well deserveddistinction, however, Landseer…
Horses · Animals in art · Zoological illustration · Painters -- England
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