Chapter I: Preface

The wide popularity of Landseer has been chiefly due to the circulation of engravings after his works. This little book is, so far as I know, the first attempt to bring together a collection of his pictures made in the modern process of half tone, from photographs direct from the original paintings. It is hoped that they may give a fairly good idea of the range and character of his art.

ESTELLE M. HURLL.

NEW BEDFORD, MASS.
September, 1901.

CONTENTS AND LIST OF PICTURES

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THE CONNOISSEURS. PAINTED BY LANDSEER. (_Frontispiece_)
Picture from Engraving by Frank Cousins

INTRODUCTION

I. ON LANDSEER'S CHARACTER AS AN ARTIST vii

II. ON BOOKS OF REFERENCE x

III. HISTORICAL DIRECTORY OF THE PICTURES OF THIS
COLLECTION x

IV. OUTLINE TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN
LANDSEER'S LIFE xii

V. SOME OF LANDSEER'S CONTEMPORARIES xiii

I. KING CHARLES SPANIELS 1
Picture from Photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl

II. SHOEING 7
Picture from Photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl

III. SUSPENSE 13
Picture from Photograph of the original Painting

IV. THE MONARCH OF THE GLEN 19
Picture from Engraving by Thomas Landseer

V. THE TWA DOGS 25
Picture from Photograph of the original Painting