Sir Edwin Landseer’s 1851 painting is translated into woven art in this soft and warm Jaquard-woven cotton throw.
The Monarch of the Glen is one of the most famous British pictures of the 19th century; for many people it encapsulates the grandeur and majesty of Scotland’s highlands and wildlife. Here Landseer depicts a monumental and precisely defined ‘royal’ or twelve point stag – a reference to the number of points on its antlers. Many of his paintings show interactions between humans and animals, but in this, his most well-known work, a single emblematic creature is viewed in a moment of exhilaration. It became widely admired in 19th century, when it was reproduced in prints, and achieved even greater renown in the 20th century when it was employed as a marketing image for various products, so endowing it with global recognition.
54"x70" The image is not a print. It is achieved by weaving separate coloured threads.