George Landseer (1829–1878 London) was a British painter. He was the nephew of Sir Edwin Henry Landseer and his father

Thomas Landseer Thomas Landseer (1795 – 20 January 1880) was a British artist best known for his engravings and etchings, particularly those of paintings by his youngest brother Edwin Landseer. Life Landseer was born in London, the eldest of the fourteen ch ...

was also an artist. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools in 1846 and exhibited at the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...

from 1850 until 1858 before establishing a practice in India painting landscapes and portraits in oil and watercolour.Victoria and Albert Museum: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/name/landseer-george/12066/ He returned to England in about 1870 and gave up painting due to poor health. He died in 1878 and was buried on the western side of

Highgate Cemetery Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in North London, England, designed by architect Stephen Geary. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East sides. Highgate Cemetery is notable both for so ...

. His grave (no.22280) has no headstone or memorial.

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19th-century English painters English male painters 1829 births 1878 deaths Burials at Highgate Cemetery English landscape painters English portrait painters Painters from London 19th-century English male artists {{England-painter-stub