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Trafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London. The Square was established in the early 19th century around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. The Square's name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, the British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars over France and Spain (1805) off the coast of Cape Trafalgar.
Trafalgar Square was once well known for its feral pigeons and feeding them was a popular activity. They were removed during a major redevelopment of the Square in 2003, after this photo was taken.
The Square is guarded by four monumental bronze lions, sculpted by English painter and sculptor Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), one of which can be seen in this photo. The sculptures were installed in 1867.
The countless try since my very first. But at least a sun-kissed version.
Things Will Never Be the Same Again 4.3
Tenuous Link: halfway hidden
Sir Edwin Landseer, 1833, Philadelphia Museum Of Art, Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, painting
Nelson persze nem látszik./Nelson doesn't occur, of course.
This photo had been taken with an analogue half-automatic camera back in 1999 for black and white film, later scanned and displayed in the late summer of 2004 as my very first photograph here at Flickr.
This was shot at the same time, like this.
A few years had been passing, and I tried a colour digital version of the same.
Grave of one of those who made it through the Charge of the Light Brigade and several other battles following that, Robert Johnston, who died in Harrogate in 1882 at the age of 49. In Grove Road Cemetery, Harrogate.
The sculpture is by Harrogate mason Thomas Potts, the miserable scene at the foot depicting dead and dying men and horses being modelled after Edwin Landseer's painting "War"
Illustration zum Gedicht „Marie“ von Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804-1875), das 1844 im Taschenbuch "Gedenke Mein!", Dreizehnter Jahrgang, Verlag Pfautsch & Co. in Wien und Leipzig, erschien.
Die Vorlage des Bildes stammt von Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), den Kupferstich fertigte Carl Kotterba (1800-1859).
Marie stand am Tischchen,
Den Strickstrumpf in der Hand;
Ihr werdet mich belächeln,
Daß ich’s poetisch fand.
Sie hatt’ in grad vollendet,
Und sah ihn sinnend an:
Da fiel mir’s ein, zu denken,
Was sie wohl denken kann.
„Ach, wenn ich nun die Maschen –“
So dachte wohl das Kind –
„Herunter lesen könnte,
Wie sie gewachsen sind!“
„Es dürft‘ ein nettes Büchlein
Voll bunter Szenen sein
Wie armen Mädchen stricken
So Manches mit hinein.“
„Oft ging es froh und spielend,
Bei frohem Wonnespiel,
Oft ließ ich Maschen fallen,
Weil eine Thräne fiel.“
„Oft riß mir mit dem Garne
Der Liebe liebster Wahn,
Oft knüpft‘ ich mit dem Faden
Die Hoffnung wieder an.“
„Oft half ich unter Zweifeln
Verworrnen Knoten nach;
Oft brach das Herz vor Wehmuth,
Indeß die Nadel brach.“
„Was zagend ich gestanden,
Was feurig er mir schwor,
Das tritt aus dem Gewebe
Lebendig mir hervor.“
„Drum, könnt‘ ich es so lesen,
Was ich mit eingestrickt,
Wie fühlt‘ ich mich verlassen,
Wie fühlt‘ ich mich beglückt!“
So denk‘ ich, daß sie dachte,
Den Strickstrumpf in der Hand; –
Nun lächelt Ihr wohl nimmer,
Daß ich’s poetisch fand.
Tourist at Trafalgar Square, London. The bronze lion is one of four, sculpted by Sir Edwin Landseer, and set at the foot of Nelson's Column in 1868. The Art Journal remarked that 'the public will see four such statues of the animal as the world has not yet seen'.
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873) was a highly renowned painter and artist of the Victorian era, famous for his paintings on animals - but his most popular and frequently seen works are the four lions around Nelson's column, Trafalgar Square, London. They were added to the base of the column more than ten years after its erecting, in 1867.
It is very hard to search Sir Edwin on the net, since a kind of dog (a fav subject of his paintings according to the urban legend; no doubt, he painted a lot) also bears his name.
Edwin Landseer's magnificent rendering of lions are the crowning glory of Nelson's column. Here they are admired, not as lions, but as works by the master who's Man proposes, God disposes depicts a bear's dominance over man. Landseer was a great favourite of Victoria and Albert. His portrayal of their dogs, of highland hunting scenes and of the noble deerhound are likewise legendary. He was a frequent visitor at Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott. Here he would have encountered Scott's favourite, Maida, a gift from Alexander Macdonell of Glengarry. It is highly improbable that Maida was a purebred but let's not allow facts to spoil a romance. After all Scott was the master of romantic tales.
The depiction of the lion in British war commemorations is widespread. The commemorative plaques struck for the fallen soldiers of WWI depict Brittania accompanied by a lion, and a dolphin thrown in for the Navy. Less savoury is the scene below this depiction of the British lion tearing apart the German eagle. In an odd twist, a monument to the flying corps on the Thames embankment surmounts a globe with a gilt eagle. It's as though the memo didn't get through to the comms department that the eagles were on the losing side. Again, let's not ruin a good story with matters of fact.
Although Nelson is obscured here by his own column he was undoubtedly an over-achiever in the self promoting stakes. With one arm shot off and one eye blinded he ought not have been much of a catch. This didn't bother his mistress Emma Hamilton who didn't worry about the missing bits instead taking all the bits that were still intact. One wonders what his wife felt about this arrangement.
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, RA (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) was an English painter, well known for his paintings of animals—particularly horses, dogs and stags. The best known of Landseer's works, however, are sculptures: the lions in Trafalgar Square, London.
Founded in 1683, The Ashmolean re-opened on Saturday 7th November 2009. Their new display approach is "crossing culture crossing time." It was my first glimpse today, the much loved older museum is still here, but now enormously extended and plenty more to enjoy.
Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Ashmolean is currently undergoing a £61 million redevelopment. Award-winning architect Rick Mather has designed a new building to replace all but the Grade I listed Cockerell building. His design will double the existing gallery space, allow environmental control, and create a dedicated Education Centre and conservation facilities.
I've tried to show something of the atmosphere and texture of the museum in many of the photos, I also wanted to convey the sense of movement and people's interaction with the art objects, therefore razor sharp clarity (were I to achieve that) was not my number one objective. This set will grow as I explore the new galleries, I hope you'll forgive me if I do not tag or describe everything right away as there is so much to take in! Martin Beek Oxford, November 2009
Production still from the second screening from Everybody knows this is nowhere opens on Saturday 27th.
Henry Coombes
The Bedfords
27 November - 02 December | 6-8pm
British artist Henry Coombes' film The Bedfords tells the story of English painter Edwin Landseer’s commission to paint a family portrait of the Bedfords at their home in the Scottish Highlands.
A notable figure within 19th century British art, Landseer was also known for his fragile mental state. His uneasy relationship with the natural world is a motif throughout the film as the painter's genteel nature is attracted to the possibility that this wilderness could undo him. Through an interplay between comfortable domestic surroundings and the wild outdoors, Landseer is pulled out of his depth. An untamed force of nature seeps through and attempts to push the artist to the edge of delirium
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Quelle: FAZ, Ausgabe 13. Februar 2009
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"Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (* 7. März 1802 in London; † 1. Oktober 1873 ebenda) war ein englischer Maler der Romantik und Bildhauer. Landseer malte vor allem Tiermotive und schottischen Landschaften. Sein bekanntestes Werk als Bildhauer sind die Löwenskulpturen am Fuß der Nelsonstatue am Trafalgar Square in London." Quelle und weitere Informationen: Wikipedia: Edwin Landseer
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Homepage: www.sir-edwin-landseer.ch/
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Trafalgar Square, London - the Lions and Whitehall. Sculpted by Edwin Landseer and installed in 1867, the lions have become a popular tourist attraction. They are grade 1 listed.
Westminster, London, Trafalgar Square - Whitehall
October 2016
This work dates to 1868, and depicts the work of Colonel Donald Murchison as he led a rebellion to reinstate the Stuarts to the British throne in 1721. In this painting, Murchison is illegally collecting rents from Scottish tenants to fund the rebellion.
in Trafalgar Square. Lion by Edwin Landseer. The bronze relief panel by William F. Woodington depicts The Battle of the Nile
This picture is for my contact and flickr friend James Rye who is strength and who gives strength and encouragement to others.
See his Stream:
www.flickr.com/photos/jamesrye/2276796923/?addedcomment=1...
See also his own image of Sir Edwin Landseer's Lion, one of four in Trafalgar Square.
www.flickr.com/photos/jamesrye/548668382/in/set-721576002...
One of four bronze lions,sculptured by Sir Edwin Landseer, guarding Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square.
Just for once, no tourists in sight as I snatch this view of one of Sir Edwin Landseer's very imperial lions that flank Nelson's Column in Trafalgar. Me Laddo appears ready to take a chunk out of the St Martin's in the Field's spire...
This was taken at the same time, in late 1999, as its twin-photo, which is dominated by a special ironic perspective (and is neighbouring this in my London set). Scanned in 2004, slightly cropped. The other one was uploaded at Flickr then, this remained on my HD till now.
However, a second study was also made at the same time.
Tenuous Link: black cat
A few years later I tried to repeat the original, with a digital camera this time, in an other part of the day. - This one is lightened.
Children sitting with one of the lion sculptures by Sir Edwin Landseer in Trafalgar Square, London, England, UK [MODEL RELEASED]
London, Trafalgar Square. The lions were added in 1867 at the base of Nelson's Column, designed by Sir Edwin Landseer - 25 years after the Column was completed. They are grade 1 listed.
City of Westminster, London, England - Trafalgar Square.
June 2018