Edwin Henry LandseerBritish, 1802–1873Highland Lassie
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Not on view at present
Where is “Highland Lassie” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1954.667
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Edwin Henry Landseer
The whole life1823
An affair with the Duchess of Bedford
Commissioned to paint a portrait of Georgiana Russell, Duchess of Bedford; although she is twenty years older than he is, they begin an affair. Contemporary gossip had it that Landseer was the father of at least one of her children, Lady Rachel Russell.
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 October 1873
Died
