Head of a Deer Hound

This painting of a deer hound's head from around 1838 by Edwin Henry Landseer is a study of one of the Highland breeds that the artist made famous through his paintings of Scottish sport and wildlife. Landseer was the most celebrated animal painter of the Victorian era. Landseer, knighted in 1850 and the most popular animal painter in Victorian England, built up his animal portraits with careful anatomical study and a warm, empathetic technique that gave his subjects almost human emotional expre

The animal study demonstrates Landseer's exceptional ability to render fur texture, expression, and character in his canine subjects, combining naturalistic observation with emotional appeal.