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Sleeping Lion

Print
10/09/1825 (published)
Artist/Maker
Lewis, John Frederick (RA POWCS) (artist)
Lewis, John Frederick (RA POWCS) (engravers (printmakers))
Cooke, W.B. (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

'Sleeping Lion'. Male lion shown lying on his side asleep. Etching print on paper. Proof. Title, artist, engraver, publisher details etc. detailed below image.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleSleeping Lion (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Etching print on paper
Paper
Aqua Fortis
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
'Sleeping Lion'. Male lion shown lying on his side asleep. Etching print on paper. Proof. Drawn and engraved by John Frederick Lewis. Published by W. B. Cooke, London, 1825.
Physical description
'Sleeping Lion'. Male lion shown lying on his side asleep. Etching print on paper. Proof. Title, artist, engraver, publisher details etc. detailed below image.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 25.6-25.7cm
  • Sheet width: 32.9-33cm
  • Image area height: 21cm
  • Image area width: 30.8cm
Measured by DH 20/11/2010
Production typeProof
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Drawn and engraved by J. F. Lewis' (Below image bottom right.)
  • 'Sleeping Lion / The drawing in the possession of Jas Vine Esq' (Below image in centre)
  • 'London. Published Septr. 10. 1825. by W.B.Cooke. 9 Soho Square' (Bottom centre)
  • 'Proof' (Bottom left corner of plate impression.)
  • '[?] del. et aqua fortis' (Inscribed amongst grass in image, bottom-left corner.)
Subject depicted
Lions (Animals)
Associated object
27361:4 (Version)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
15607:8

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Record createdMarch 6, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O146896/sleeping-lion-print-lewis-john-frederick/
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