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Creator:
Print made by John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Published by William Bernard Cooke, 1778–1855
Short Biography:
born in London, England, 1804; active in England, Scotland, Spain, Italy, Turkey, and Egypt; died in Walton-on-Thames, England, 1876
Title:
Head of a Lion in Three-quarter Profile to Left
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with chine-collé on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 3/8 × 13 1/8 inches (46.7 × 33.3 cm), Plate: 13 × 9 5/8 inches (33 × 24.4 cm), Image: 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 inches (19.1 × 19.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in blue ink, lower right: "16018/3"

Collector's mark: Frank Hurlbutt (Lugt 5907)

Scratched lettering below image, lower left: "Drawn & Etched by J. F. Lewis 1824"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1985.36.681
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:44758
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Dudley Snelgrove, British Sporting and Animal Prints 1658-1874: A Catalogue, The Paul Mellon Collection , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1981, NE960.3 G7 B75 + Oversize (Mellon Shelf) (YCBA) [YCBA]


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