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The image shows a stag in a natural setting. The stag has large, branching antlers and is standing on a hilly landscape with sparse vegetation and tall grasses. The drawing is created with fluid ink lines, emphasizing the animal's form and the undulating landscape. Simple lines, shading techniques, and texture are used to depict the scene elegantly and dynamically.
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The image shows a stag in a natural setting. The stag has large, branching antlers and is standing on a hilly landscape with sparse vegetation and tall grasses. The drawing is created with fluid ink lines, emphasizing the animal's form and the undulating landscape. Simple lines, shading techniques, and texture are used to depict the scene elegantly and dynamically.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Bellowing Stag

Sir Edwin Landseer

Date
probably 1840/1850
Medium
pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 19 x 24.6 cm (7 1/2 x 9 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1985.42.1
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • mammal
  • animal
  • Deer
Provenance

Professor William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA; gift 1985 to the National Gallery of Art.

NGA object ID 65920. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.