The Dog and the Shadow (painting)
| The Dog and the Shadow | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Edwin Landseer |
| Year | 1822 |
| Type | Oil on panel, genre painting |
| Dimensions | 45.1 cm × 54.6 cm (17.8 in × 21.5 in) |
| Location | Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
The Dog and the Shadow is an 1822 genre painting by the British artist Edwin Landseer.[1] Produced near the beginning of the painter's career, it is inspired by "The Dog and Its Reflection" one of Aesop's Fables.[2] [3]
The work was displayed at the British Institution's 1826 exhibition at Pall Mall. [4] Today the painting is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington, having been donated by the art collector Joseph Sheeksphanks in 1857. [5]
References
- ^ Roe p.192
- ^ Donald p.128
- ^ "The Dog and the Shadow". 1822.
- ^ Donald p.332
- ^ "The Dog and the Shadow | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved Sep 14, 2025.
Bibliography
- Donald, Diana. Picturing Animals in Britain, 1750-1850. Yale University Press, 2007.
- Ormond, Richard. Sir Edwin Landseer. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1981.
- Roe, Sonia. Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Public Catalogue Foundation, 2008.