Who created "Dying Stag"?

Dying Stag was created by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer in ca. 1830.

When was "Dying Stag" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1830.

Is "Dying Stag" in the public domain?

Yes, Dying Stag is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Dying Stag

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

ca. 1830

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

18 1/16 × 21 1/16 in. (45.9 × 53.5 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust, 2018

Accession Number

2018.289.5

Tags

Deer

Art Historical Context

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, a leading British artist of the Victorian era, was renowned for his masterful depictions of animals, blending Romantic sentiment with hyper-realistic detail. *Dying Stag*, created around 1830, exemplifies his signature style in oil on canvas—a medium that allowed him to render the deer's lustrous fur, subtle musculature, and poignant expression with luminous precision. At just over 18 by 21 inches, this intimate-scale painting invites close contemplation, drawing viewers into the stag's final moments amid a natural wilderness. Landseer's works often anthropomorphized...

Dying Stag

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