High Life
A deerhound faces right, sitting by an armchair and cloth-covered table in a castle watching over over the chivalric accoutrements of its absent master. These include a 16th century helmet and breast-plate, a cup, books, a scroll and quill, two rapiers, a candlestick made out of an eagle's talon, hawking gloves and a bell. Based on a painting of 1829 now at the Tate Gallery, London.
Artwork Details
- Title: High Life
- Engraver: Christopher C. Hollyer (British, active ca. 1863–ca. 1873)
- Artist: After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)
- Publisher: Henry Graves & Co. (British, active 1827–1926)
- Publisher: William Schaus (American, active New York, 1847–75)
- Published in: Washington D.C.; London
- Date: October 17, 1873
- Medium: Etching and mezzotint
- Dimensions: Image: 18 7/8 × 14 15/16 in. (47.9 × 38 cm)
Sheet: 23 1/4 × 17 11/16 in. (59 × 45 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Anna Hyatt Huntington, 1974
- Object Number: 1974.672.18
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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