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Three lion studies
Théodore Géricault1812 - 1814
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Using both heavy and lighter strokes, Théodore Géricault sketched lions in various attitudes: a slight sketch of a head, one resting with its head on its paws, a head asleep, and one standing with its mouth open to roar.
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Details
- Title: Three lion studies
- 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.40.49
- 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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