Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler — Sir Edwin Landseer | DiscoverArt

Sir Edwin Landseer

Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler

1820

oil on canvas

189 × 237 cm (74.4 × 93.3 in)

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