[dog] The Landseer is a dog breed. Many kennel clubs consider the Landseer to be simply a black-and-white variant of the Newfoundland, but the Fédération Cynologique Internationale recognizes it as a separate breed. This separate breed is called Landseer European Continental Type (E.C.T.). The breed was named after the British painter Sir... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landseer_(dog)
The black and white Newfoundland dog, so-called from the name of the famous painter who used such dogs as models. Found on http://www.akc.org/about/glossary.cfm
Newfoundlands that are white dogs with black markings, named in honor of Sir Edward Landseer, the 19th Century artist who used these dogs as models Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21273