The lions of Trafalgar Square
May 18, 2022
2 minutes
by Sir Edwin Landseer
Jack Watkins
TRAFALGAR SQUARE’S black lions are treasured, albeit taken for granted, in much the same way that the animal paintings of their creator are among the nation’s most beloved, but disdained artworks. Sir Edwin’s Landseer’s The Monarch of the Glen, Dignity and Impudence and exert emotional appeal, but are ignored in fashionable art circles.
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