Edwin Henry LandseerStorbritannien, 1802–1873Dead Fawn
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Imens i livet hos Edwin Henry Landseer
Hele livet7. marts 1802
Born
1840
A severe nervous illness
In 1840, in his late thirties, he suffers a severe nervous illness, now believed to have been a substantial nervous breakdown; for the rest of his life he is troubled by recurring bouts of melancholy, hypochondria and depression, often aggravated by alcohol and drug use, yet he never stops drawing.
1850
Knighted
Landseer is knighted by the Queen.
1866
Declines the presidency of the Royal Academy
Elected President of the Royal Academy, Landseer declines the invitation, and the position goes to Francis Grant.
July 1872
Declared insane at his family's request
In the last few years of his life his mental stability is problematic, and at the request of his family he is declared insane in July 1872.
1. oktober 1873
Died
