Monarch of the Glen Painting

Q: I have a picture titled “Monarch of the Glen” that was painted by Sir Edwin Landseer in 1851 and engraved for the Hartford Fire Insurance Co. in 1890. It pictures a stag looking off to his right with mountains and a cloudy sky. Does it have any value?

A: Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-1873) is an English painter best known for paintings of animals. “Monarch of the Glen” was a painting done for the House of Lords in London but the painting was sold. The Hartford Fire Insurance Co. began using the stag fording a stream as a logo about 1861. The stag changed over the years and by 1875 the company was using a stag that looked like the one painted by Landseer. In 1890, the John A. Lowell & Co. of Boston was commissioned to make an engraving of the picture. Prints were distributed nationwide as part of the company’s advertising. Your picture sells for about $40 to $50.