A Favourite Greyhound of Prince Albert

A Favourite Greyhound of Prince Albert
ArtistEdwin Landseer
Year1841
TypeOil on canvas, portrait
Dimensions110 cm × 143 cm (44 in × 56.2 in)
LocationRoyal Collection

A Favourite Greyhound of Prince Albert is an 1841 oil on canvas painting by the British artist Edwin Landseer. It depicts Eos, a greyhound that Prince Albert brought with him to England when he married Queen Victoria.[1] It is also known by the shorter title Eos.[2]

Landseer was known for his portrait paintings of animals. He shows Eos guarding her master's leather gloves, top hat and ivory-topped cane.[3] The red of the tablecloth provides a dramatic contrast to the black of the dog's coat and the top hat.[4]

Victoria gave the painting to Albert as a Christmas present in 1841 and it was hung in the Prince's Dressing Room at Buckingham Palace. It remains in the Royal Collection.[5] The same year Landseer produced another work featuring Eos with the infant Victoria, Princess Royal.[6]

References

  1. ^ Herrmann p.187
  2. ^ Marsden p.104
  3. ^ Lloyd p.151
  4. ^ https://www.rct.uk/collection/403219/eos
  5. ^ https://www.rct.uk/collection/403219/eos
  6. ^ https://www.rct.uk/collection/401548/victoria-princess-royal-with-eos

Bibliography

  • Herrmann, Luke. Nineteenth Century British Painting. Charles de la Mare, 2000.
  • Lloyd, Christopher. The Royal Collection: A Thematic Exploration of the Paintings in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen. Sinclair-Stevenson, 1992.
  • Marsden, Jonathan. Victoria & Albert: Art & Love. Royal Collection, 2010.
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