Two Early Victorian Painted Pine Pedestal Chests of Drawers c.1840-60 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews Landseer's dog paintings of the

Landseer's dog paintings of the 1830s are among his most celebrated works and Dignity and Impudence remains the most popular of all

albeit peacefully in their sleep

the absence of much of the figure

The larger would have bore Chalk (Creta preparata) which is a purified Calcium carbonate by elutriation

Two Early Victorian Painted Pine Pedestal Chests of Drawers c.1840-60 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews Landseer's dog paintings of theOrigin: English Period: Early Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1840 60 The Larger: 31 h x 19. 75 w x 17 d The Smaller: 31. 5 h x 15 w x 17 d In their beautiful original sea green paint, now timeworn, the near pair of pine chests of four drawers each, formerly being the pedestals for different desks, now acting as side table chests or bedside tables, each with their original ebonised knob handles and surviving from early Victorian period