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Doubtful Crumbs

Engraver Thomas Landseer British
Publisher Fores & Co. British
January 20, 1862
Not on view
On publication in 1862 the leading art periodical "The Art Journal" described the scene depicted in this print as a "magnificent mastiff, sleeping with his paw on the bone off which he has dined, and the hungry-looking puppy standing by with wistful gaze on the remnants of the feast." It admired the transcription of Thomas Landseer's amusing painting by his elder brother shown at the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1859. The printmaker having "certainly made from this subject one of his most successful engravings" continued the periodical. The painter, Sir Edwin Landseer's ability to transpose human relationships and emotions onto animals was much admired in nineteenth-century Britain, and prints after his works were widely popular.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Doubtful Crumbs
  • Artist: After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)
  • Engraver: Thomas Landseer (British, London 1795–1880 London)
  • Publisher: Fores & Co. (London)
  • Date: January 20, 1862
  • Medium: Mixed method engraving on chine collé; proof before letters
  • Dimensions: Plate: 29 1/8 × 32 3/16 in. (74 × 81.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.30.67
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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