The famous bronze lions that stand guard at Trafalgar Square are among the world’s most famous sculptures. Jack Watkins takes a look and pays tribute to their creator, Sir Edwin Landseer.
Trafalgar Square’s black lions are treasured, albeit taken for granted, in much the same way that the animal paintings of their creator are among the nation’s most beloved, but disdained artworks. Sir Edwin’s Landseer’s The Monarch of the Glen, Dignity and Impudence and The…