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Seated lion, head of lioness
Théodore Géricault1812 - 1814
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Théodore Géricault simplified and compressed the features of this outstretched lion. Dark zigzagging lines and parallel hatching form its shaggy coat.
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Details
- Title: Seated lion, head of lioness
- Creator: Théodore Géricault
- Date Created: 1812 - 1814
- Physical Dimensions: 15.2 × 10.6 cm (6 × 4 3/16 in.)
- Type: Drawing
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Graphite
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 95.GD.40.42
- Culture: French
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Théodore Géricault (French, 1791 - 1824)
- Classification: Drawings (Visual Works)
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