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Seated lion
Théodore Géricault1812 - 1814
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Sketching swiftly to capture his live model while he rested, Théodore Géricault suggested the lion's muscular strength, bushy mane, and large paws with a succession of curving strokes and zigzagging lines.
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Details
- Title: Seated lion
- 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.40.37
- 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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