Edwin Landseer, Scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1848-1851

Edwin Landseer, Scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Titania and Bottom, 1848-1851


Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), Scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Titania and Bottom, 1848-1851, oil on canvas, h 82 x w 133 cm, National Gallery of Victoria[1]

Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), Scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Titania and Bottom, 1848-1851, oil on canvas, h 82 x w 133 cm, National Gallery of Victoria


Artist
Edwin Landseer (1802-1873)


Title
Scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Titania and Bottom


Object type
painting


Description
English: This Edwin Landseer painting was commissioned by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel to hang on his dining room wall as part of a series of Shakespeare-themed works. The painting, its subject likely selected by Landseer for its close ties to animals, was popular from its first exhibition; a young Victoria (future Queen of England) described it as "a gem, beautifully fairy-like and graceful". (Source: Google Art description)


Date
between 1848 and 1851


Medium
oil on canvas


Dimensions
h 82 x w 133 cm


Collection
National Gallery of Victoria, Southbank, Victoria, Australia



[1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edwin_Landseer_-_Scene_from_A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream._Titania_and_Bottom_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg


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