A deerhound and a terrier with human heads in domestic settings. Caricature of a painting by E. H. Landseer. Chalk lithograph.

  • Landseer, Edwin, Sir, 1802-1873.
Date:
1835
Reference:
40097i
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A deerhound and a terrier with human heads in domestic settings. Caricature of a painting by E. H. Landseer. Chalk lithograph. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark

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The politician's portrayed are Lord John Russell (1792-1878) and Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847)

The picture is a caricature of a painting by Landseer in which the dogs are seen as representatives of their owners. In this case, the dogs are given the heads of politicians

Publication/Creation

London (26 Haymarket) : T. Mc. Lean, 1835.

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, chalk lithograph ; image 24.3 x 34.8 cm

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Lettering

High Bred. Low Bred. Studies of two remarkable animals in Brooke's Menagerie Lettering within the print: HB

Reference

Wellcome Collection 40097i

Reproduction note

After the painting "High Life" and "Low Life" by E.H. Landseer (1829) in the Tate Gallery

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