The studies of Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A.. : illustrated by sketches from the collection of Her Majesty The Queen and other sources : with a history of his art-life (1877)
Monkhouse, W. Cosmo (William Cosmo), 1840-1901, author, Landseer, Edwin Henry, Sir, 1802-1873. Works. Selections · London : Virtue and Company, Limited · leaf 247
latter, the mastiff, the bloodhound, the setter, and the spaniel. In the one class the joints appear to be made of iron, and the sinews of whipcord; in the latter the joints appear loose, and the sinews but half-strung. We are quite prepared to learn from someone better informed as to their anatomy… … illusion or not — that such a distinction exists, is justified by the general appearance of the animals, and is of such importance to the artist that we can easily conceive one who, being perfectly capable of representing to the life the jimp and wiry form of a black and tan terrier, would be…
Landseer, Edwin Henry, Sir, 1802-1873 · Animals in art
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