Crouching lioness
Crouching lioness

Currently not on view

Crouching lioness

possibly Jacob Thompson, 1806–1879; born Penrith, England; died Hackthorn, England
x1948-276

Information

Title
Crouching lioness
Maker
possibly Jacob Thompson
Medium
Black, white, and orange chalk
Dimensions
21.4 x 35.2 cm (8 7/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-276
Signatures
Signed in chalk, lower left: Thompson
Culture
British
Type
drawings
Materials
chalk, black chalk, paper (fiber product)
Subject
profiles (figures), lions

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