“Sir Edwin”, I think he became/ painting game was the source of his fame/ he did dog, steed, and stag/ but thought cats were a drag. /How, pray, could a man be so lame ?
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, the askart.com can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to than what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 3 works by him have been used here.
has the prior (my comment there used those artist info URLs; the-athenaeum.org may be unresponsive).
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2423 (April 8, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
Painter of Dogs Playing Poker series getting some advice.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
This painter was under quarantine and had to work from home.
Papared25 almost 5 years ago
One of these things is not like the others.
Bilan almost 5 years ago
“Hey buddy, when I said to draw me a bowl of milk, …”
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Sigh! Everyone is an art critic!
orinoco womble almost 5 years ago
The beginning of that series of paintings of poker-playing dogs. The commision payers make sure they get their money’s worth.
Buzzworld almost 5 years ago
“Selfie” by Edwin Landseer
jbrobo Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“Hey Fido. You drool on his left shoulder and I’ll drool on his right. That might get him to feed us. “
DATo almost 5 years ago
OK Melcher, you finally came up with a good one. ~Applauds~
jel354 almost 5 years ago
The line formed behind the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show’s official portrait artist.
Reader almost 5 years ago
Every time he heard that little bell, memories flooded over him.
Egrayjames almost 5 years ago
Dog looking over right shoulder thinking, “Wow, that’s one hot bitch you’ve drawn there!” Dog on left shoulder thinking, “My husband….What an idiot!”
gopher gofer almost 5 years ago
the secret is bacon grease on the shoulders…
Another Take almost 5 years ago
Edwin’s Boar War injury left him unable to detect dog breath in either himself or his dogs.
garcoa almost 5 years ago
Ok, Lassie, tell me when he has signed the will making us the sole beneficiaries, then I go for his neck.
Bookworm almost 5 years ago
“No, no, no! You’ve got the chihuahua showing two aces, the lab showing an ace, and the beagle showing three aces, for crying out loud.”
PO' DAWG almost 5 years ago
“That’s him! He is the cur that defiled my the Fluffy.”
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
“Sir Edwin”, I think he became/ painting game was the source of his fame/ he did dog, steed, and stag/ but thought cats were a drag. /How, pray, could a man be so lame ?
prrdh almost 5 years ago
“When Zeuxis unveiled his painting of grapes, they appeared so real that birds flew down to peck at them.”
prrdh almost 5 years ago
“Somehow they don’t smell right, though…”
Linguist almost 5 years ago
Critics had long claimed that Landseer’s art was going to the dogs. Finally, they had proof!
Rev Phnk Ey almost 5 years ago
See right here is where I predict the next hurricane will go.
J Short almost 5 years ago
Ted Wilkens inventor of the Neck Gator.
katzenbooks45 almost 5 years ago
“Make his nose a little longer and his ears a little shorter.”
Ubintold almost 5 years ago
The artist drawing a bone.
mabrndt Premium Member almost 5 years ago
The Connoisseurs: Portrait of the Artist with two Dogs:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_Edwin_Landseer_-_The_Connoisseurs_(Portrait_of_the_Artist_with_two_Dogs).jpg
has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/landseer_sir_edwin_henry.html
https://www.wikiart.org/en/edwin-henry-landseer
https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=22
https://figgeartmuseum.org/art/collections/item/the-pets-250169/988
https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/l/landseer/edwin/biograph.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11801/edwin-landseer
https://www.artrenewal.org/Artist/Index/915
https://www.askart.com/artist/Edwin_Henry_Landseer/10069613/Edwin_Henry_Landseer.aspx
http://www.thefamousartists.com/edwin-landseer
http://victorianweb.org/painting/landseer/index.html
http://www.avictorian.com/Landseer_Edwin.html
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, the askart.com can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to than what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 3 works by him have been used here.
https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2020/03/04?comments=visible
has the prior (my comment there used those artist info URLs; the-athenaeum.org may be unresponsive).
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2423 (April 8, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
Linguist almost 5 years ago
His painting turned him barking mad!
Indianapolis Smith almost 5 years ago
The three Barkley brothers always argued about who was the best looking.
MissScarlet Premium Member almost 5 years ago
He liked to think that the dogs enjoyed his company, but all they really wanted was food.
Linguist almost 5 years ago
O.K. let’s guess which cur has the fur and what pair’s has the hair?
d1234dick Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“Spike” dictates while his human writes a letter to the dog pound saying he will not return,I found a good home.
NoLongerWandering almost 5 years ago
Captain Kangaroo in a moment of leisure.
Running Buffalo Premium Member almost 5 years ago
No No No Mr Police Sketcher …
It was nine feet tall, and the fangs – much larger!