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Dog collar with bells and lion (symbol of courage)

Sir Edwin Landseer, Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler (detail), 1820, 
oil on canvas, Patrons’ Permanent Fund, 2019.120.1 

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Small keg of brandy to revive the wounded traveler

Sir Edwin Landseer, Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler (detail), 1820, 
oil on canvas, Patrons’ Permanent Fund, 2019.120.1 

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Red blanket marked with “St B” to warm the wounded traveler

Sir Edwin Landseer, Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler (detail), 1820, 
oil on canvas, Patrons’ Permanent Fund, 2019.120.1 

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Monks from the nearby St. Bernard monastery

Sir Edwin Landseer, Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler (detail), 1820, 
oil on canvas, Patrons’ Permanent Fund, 2019.120.1 

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Sir Edwin Landseer, Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler, 1820,
oil on canvas, Patrons’ Permanent Fund, 2019.120.1 

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