Sir Edwin Landseer RA, A cockerel

A cockerel, ca.1810-12

Sir Edwin Landseer RA (1802 - 1873)

RA Collection: Art

Sir Edwin Landseer's lifelong passion for depicting animals is evident even in his earliest drawings. The Royal Academy's collection of early Landseer drawings includes a menagerie of domestic pets, farm stock and wild animals. Landseer and his friend and fellow artist John Frederick Lewis shared an interest in animal subjects and they are said to have acquired carcasses of foxes and game to study.

In his later work Landseer often painted birds - most frequently as dead or dying game, as in 'Windsor Castle in Modern Times' (1841-5), and 'Ptarmigan' (c.1833). However, some of his paintings, such as 'Macaw, Love Birds, Terrier and Spaniel Puppies Belonging to her Majesty' (1839), feature lively depictions of birds kept as domestic pets.

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Object details

Title
A cockerel
Artist/designer
Sir Edwin Landseer RA (1802 - 1873)
Date
ca.1810-12
Object type
Drawing
Medium
Pencil on cream laid paper
Dimensions

78 mm x 8 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
02/44
Acquisition
Given by Sir John Aird 1883
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