Description

A restrike engraving of a Stag based upon the oil painting by Sir Edwin Landseer R.A 1851. Hand coloured.
The original engraving was published in 1862 by Henry Graves & Co Printsellers in ordinary to her Majesty & H.R.H Prince Albert.Sir Edwin Landseer (1802 -1873) was an english painter and member of the Royal Academy and had become famous for his paintings and drawings of animals. His later works include the sculptures of the lions at the foot of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square.’Uprose the Monarch of the Glen, Majestic from his lair. Surveyed the scene with piercing ken and snuffed the fragrant air.’