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 Edwin Henry Landseer because in 1838 he created the painting The Distinguished Member of the Humane Society which shows a dog of this breed.