
Sir Edwin Landseer RA, Head of a cat, ca.1810-12.
Pencil on cream wove paper. 4.5 cm x 5.7 cm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Head of a cat, ca.1810-12
Sir Edwin Landseer RA (1802 - 1873)
RA Collection: Art
On free display in Weston Studio
Sir Edwin Landseer's lifelong passion for depicting animals is evident even in his earliest drawings. He drew the animals he saw around him, taking a particular interest in farms. The Royal Academy's collection of early Landseer drawings includes a menagerie of cattle, pigs and horses as well as domestic animals like cats and dogs.
Object details
4.5 cm x 5.7 cm
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