The Duchess of Abercorn and her Child . Edwin Henry Landseer
This
is a version of a portrait Landseer painted in 1834. It was probably
painted in 1836, the same year it was engraved for 'The Book of
Beauty'. It shows Louisa Jane, wife of the first Duke of Abercorn, with
the first of her fourteen children, Harriet, who was born in 1834. The
Abercorns were among Landseer's most loyal patrons. He often visited
them at their home in Surrey. He also made frequent trips to their
hunting lodge at Ardvereike in Scotland. Landseer was an accomplished
portraitist. He was also a master of the kind of sentimentality which
the 'Book of Beauty' and other annuals specialized in. However, he is
now chiefly remembered for his animal paintings.
Oil paint on copper,
support: 542 x 432 mm
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