Attributed to Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

(British, 1803-1873)

Three Highland Cattle

, 1868

oil on paper

dated by another hand (lower left)

10 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches.

Provenance:

Kenneth A. Lohf, New York

Gifted to Paul Palmer, partner of the above, 2002

Thence by descent to the present owner

Framed: 17 x 19 3/4 inches.

General dirt and dust; uneven toning to paper; adhesive remnants from previous mounting on verso; currently hinged with white fabric tape along upper edge; residue of oil paints on verso with oil stains seeping into paper; apparent oil stain in lower left corner through signature; mat burn; some scattered foxing; some wear and minor creasing at paper edges and corners; pinholes at upper and lower left corners; no apparent inpainting under black light.

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