Who painted “A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society”?

“A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society” was painted by Edwin Landseer in 1831. Where to see it: National Gallery.

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Romanticism: Neoclassicism is cool and linear; Romanticism is turbulent and colourful. Realism, which followed, replaced drama with ordinary life.

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. His best-known work is the lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. Wikipedia

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More by Edwin Landseer

“Man Proposes, God Disposes”, 1864
“Scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream”, 1848–1851
“Laying Down the Law”, 1840
“Monarch of the Glen”, 1851
“Doubtful Crumbs”, 1858
“The Old Shepherd's Chief Mourner”, 1837
“The Faithful Hound”, 1830
“Eos”, 1841