Landseer’s celebrated image of a triumphant stag in the Highlands headlines the Old Masters Auction at #SothebysLondon on 1 July. Swipe to follow Jonny Fowle, Sotheby’s Global Head of Spirits, behind the scenes as we uncrate this masterpiece and learn about the landscape’s connection to Scottish whisky. First exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1857, this impressive painting has remained one of the most celebrated compositions by the greatest animal painter of the 19th century. It distills everything that Landseer loved about the ethos and rugged, untamed beauty of the Highlands. ‘Scene in Braemar – Highland Deer’ stars in Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction. Register to bid at the link in bio.