Edwin Henry LandseerRegno Unito, 1802–1873Dead Fawn
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- Fonte
- Il museo
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- 1943.722
In catalogo
Fonti
- Harvard Art Museums
- Immagine: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Nel frattempo, nella vita di Edwin Henry Landseer
Tutta la vita7 marzo 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 ottobre 1873
Died
