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Lion Defending its Prey

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Sir Edwin Landseer

c. 1840 · oil on paper on canvas

Dimensions overall: 25.1 x 32.4 cm (9 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.)

Collection: National Gallery of Art

Credit Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

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Lion Defending its Prey (c. 1840) by Sir Edwin Landseer, oil on paper on canvas, from the National Gallery of Art collection.

About Sir Edwin Landseer

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) was an English painter and sculptor,[1] well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. However, his best known works are the lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.

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