EDWIN HENRY LANDSEER (1802-1873) 'The Cat Disturbed'
A terrier and a cat facing off in a stable or barn interior, possibly regarding a rat caught in a trap nearby, inscribed verso "E.L. aged 16, 1818", oil on canvas, 35cm x 44cm
Provenance: The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.
Note: This work was later reproduced as an engraving under the title 'The Intruder'.
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Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Exhibited: Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester 1857, Saloon E., no. 348.
'The Works of the late Sir E Landseer', Royal Academy, 1874, no. 265.
Whitchurch Art Exhibition as 'Terrier & Cat'.
Literature: Sir Philip de Malpas, The descriptive catalogue of the pictures and other works of art at Oulton Park, Cheshire, published 1864, no. 21.
