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| Keywords: The Duchess of Abercorn and Child by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873).jpg en This is a version of a portrait Landseer painted in 1834 It was probably painted in 1836 the same year it was engraved for 'The Book of Beauty' It shows Louisa Jane wife of the first Duke of Abercorn with the first of her fourteen children Harriet who was born in 1834 The Abercorns were among Landseer's most loyal patrons He often visited them at their home in Surrey He also made frequent trips to their hunting lodge at Ardvereike in Scotland Landseer was an accomplished portraitist He was also a master of the kind of sentimentality which the 'Book of Beauty' and other annuals specialized in However he is now chiefly remembered for his animal paintings Oil paint on copper Tate collection support 542 x 432 mm 2014-05-10 12 31 15 https //www tate org uk/art/artworks/landseer-the-duchess-of-abercorn-and-child-n03008 Sir Edwin Henry Landseer 1802-1873 Custom license marker 2014 05 10 PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Public-domain-image Art of England Paintings by Edwin Landseer Nobility of England 19th-century art in the United Kingdom | ||||
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