15. A Lion of the Nelson Monument. Commission received in 1859. Lions set up in Trafalgar Square, 1868.
IV. OUTLINE TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LANDSEER'S LIFE.
| 1802. | Landseer born in London. |
| 1815. | "Honorary Exhibitor" at Royal Academy, studies |
| under Haydon. | |
| 1816. | Admittance to Royal Academy as student. |
| 1817. | Portrait of Brutus exhibited. |
| 1818. | Fighting Dogs exhibited. |
| 1822. | Premium of £150 awarded by Directors of British |
| Institution for Larder Invaded. | |
| 1824. | First visit to Highlands and to Sir Walter Scott |
| at Abbotsford. | |
| Cat's-Paw exhibited. | |
| 1825. | Removal to house in St. John's Wood, London. |
| 1826. | Associate of Royal Academy. |
| 1830. | Royal Academician. |
| 1834. | Landseer's highest level in art; Suspense exhibited. |
| Highland Shepherd Dog rescuing Sheep from | |
| Snowdrift. | |
| 1837. | Highland Shepherd's Chief Mourner. |
| 1840. | Travel on Continent. |
| 1843. | The Sanctuary. |
| 1846. | Peace; and War. |
| The Stag at Bay. | |
| 1848. | A Random Shot. |
| 1850. | Knighthood conferred. |
| 1853. | Gold medal from Paris Exhibition. |
| 1859. | Commission for lions of Nelson Monument. |
| 1860. | Flood in the Highlands. |
| 1868. | Lions placed in Trafalgar Square. |
| 1869. | The Swannery Invaded. |
| 1873. | Death, October 1. |
| Funeral in St. Paul's, October 11. |
V. SOME OF LANDSEER'S CONTEMPORARIES.
Artists:—
| Sir Charles Eastlake, 1793-1865 C. R. Leslie, 1794-1859. Henry Fuseli, 1741-1825. William Mulready, 1786-1863. J. M. W. Turner, 1775-1851. Benjamin West, 1738-1820. Sir David Wilkie, 1785-1841. |  | Painters. |
| John Gibson, sculptor, 1790-1866. Thomas Landseer, engraver, 1796-1880. | ||
Authors:—
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1809-1861. Robert Browning, 1812-1889. Lord Byron, 1788-1824. Charles Dickens, 1812-1870. George Eliot, 1819-1880. James Hogg, 1770-1835. Walter Savage Landor, 1775-1864. John Ruskin, 1819-1900. Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832. Tennyson, 1809-1892. Thackeray, 1811-1863. Wordsworth, 1770-1850. |