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The Lion (Main View)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

A photograph of an illustration of a lion in a cave attacking a sheep. A group of shepherds with dogs is approaching the cave. A line from Isaiah 31:4 ("...when a multitude of shepherds is called forth...") is inscribed below the scene.

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  • Title: The Lion (Main View)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1854
  • Location Created: London, England; Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Physical Dimensions: 12.3 × 15.5 cm (4 13/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Salted paper print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XB.338.17
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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