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

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Fountain of the Rivers

Fountain of the Rivers

Description	Français : Fontaine des Fleuves, place de la Concorde, Paris. Détail, Le Rhône, par Gechter English: Fountain of the Rivers, Place de la Concorde, Paris. Detail. Le Rhône, by Gechter Deutsch: Flüssebrunnen, Place de la Concorde, Paris. Darstellung der Rhône, von Jean-François-Théodore Gechter
Date	circa 1840 Photo 2011-11-20
Source	http://commons.wikimedia.org/
Author	Jebulon
Camera location	48° 51′ 08.6″ N, 2° 20′ 54.3″ E
Permission	Public Domain / CC-Zero
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