Lion

Peter Paul Rubensc. 1612-1613

Details

Title: Lion
Creator: Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Date Created: c. 1612-1613
Physical Dimensions: overall: 25.2 x 28.3 cm (9 15/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Provenance: According to an inscription on the back of the drawing, Marquis de Gouvernet (sale, Paris, 6-10 November 1775); purchased by Conseiller Nourri (sale, Paris, 24 February-14 March 1785); purchased by Conseiller de Saint-Maurice (sale, Paris, 1 February 1786). George Fenwick-Owen, Lether Melton (purchased in a mixed lot at Sotheby's in about 1930); Mrs. Denise Fenwick-Owen, London (sale, Sotheby's, London, 27 March 1969, no. 86); NGA purchase via Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, in 1969.
Medium: black chalk, heightened with white, yellow chalk in the background

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