A Bellowing Stag

probably 1840/1850

Sir Edwin Landseer

Associated Names
Sir Edwin Landseer

Artist, British, 1802 - 1873

The image shows a stag in a natural setting. The stag has large, branching antlers and is standing on a hilly landscape with sparse vegetation and tall grasses. The drawing is created with fluid ink lines, emphasizing the animal's form and the undulating landscape. Simple lines, shading techniques, and texture are used to depict the scene elegantly and dynamically.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19 x 24.6 cm (7 1/2 x 9 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.42.1

More About this Artwork

Sir Edwin Landseer, The Connoisseurs: Portrait of the Artist with two Dogs, before Jun 1865, oil on canvas, Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Professor William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA; gift 1985 to the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1987

  • English Drawings and Watercolors, 1630-1850, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987-1988, no cat.

1993

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993, no. 46.

1996

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996.

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, ex 46.

Wikidata ID

Q64631876

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