The Monarch of the Glen (painting) The Monarch of the Glen (painting) The Monarch of the Glen is an oil-on-canvas painting of a red deer stag completed in 1851 by the English painter Sir Edwin Landseer. It was commissioned as part of a series of three panels to hang in the Palace of Westminster in London. As one of the most popular paintings throughout the 19th century, it sold widely in reproductions in steel engraving, and was finally bought by companies to use in advertising. The painting had become something of a cliché by the mid-20th century, as "the ultimate biscuit tin image of Scotland: a
The Monarch of the Glen (painting) of Landseer's stag image in their logo since 1968. The painting has also been used on the label of tins of Baxter's Royal Game soup in the UK. "The Monarch of the Glen" was prominently featured in an episode of "The Goodies". The BBC television series "Monarch of the Glen" (2000-2005) takes its title from the painting, as well as the title of Compton Mackenzie's 1941 novel of the same name. A novella by Neil Gaiman is named after "The Monarch of the Glen". The Monarch of the Glen (painting) The Monarch of the Glen is an oil-on-canvas painting of