The Rescue - Lion Hunting In Arabia | Armytage | Charles Alexandre Coessin de la Fosse

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Artist/Maker	Virtue (publishers) Charles Alexandre Coessin De La Fosse (artist) Armytage (engraver)
Place of origin	London (printed)

Etching and engraving depicting a group of men hunting a lion with guns. The lion has one petrified man, clutching a bloody dagger, pinned to the floor underneath it, whilst the others approach the lion in a semi-circle from the left, armed with a variety of rifles. Lettered with title and 'C. A. Coessin De La Fosse, Pinxt. J. C. Armytage, Sculpt. London: Virtue & Co. Limited'.

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Categories	Prints Animals and Wildlife
Object type	Print
Title	The Rescue - Lion Hunting In Arabia (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Etching and engraving, coloured by hand Paper Engraving Colouring
Brief description	Etching and engraving by J. C. Armytage entitled 'The Rescue - Lion Hunting In Arabia', after a painting by Charles Alexandre Coessin de la Fosse, exh. 1863. Printed in London, ca. 1863-1880.
Physical description	Etching and engraving depicting a group of men hunting a lion with guns. The lion has one petrified man, clutching a bloody dagger, pinned to the floor underneath it, whilst the others approach the lion in a semi-circle from the left, armed with a variety of rifles. Lettered with title and 'C. A. Coessin De La Fosse, Pinxt. J. C. Armytage, Sculpt. London: Virtue & Co. Limited'.
Dimensions	Height: 22.4cm Width: 29.4cm Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line	Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted	Lions Hunting Hunters Rifles Guns Weapons Death
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	SP.170

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1068574/the-rescue---lion-print-charles-alexandre-coessin/

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