Edwin Henry LandseerBritish, 1802–1873The Eagle's Nest
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
RoomPaintings, Room 82, The Edwin and Susan Davies Galleries
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Landseer seems to have painted this picture in the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland. In 1851 a critic wrote that 'the grand melancholy solitude of the Highlands is well expressed, though the tone of the colouring is too heavy'.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- FA.102[O]
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
