Three Studies of a Lion with a Subsidiary Study of a Paw

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1965.511
People: Bernard Picart, French (Paris 1673 - 1733 Amsterdam)
Title: Three Studies of a Lion with a Subsidiary Study of a Paw
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Three Studies of a Lion Cub
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/295964

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Red chalk on off-white antique laid paper attached to a decorated mount
Dimensions: actual: 29.4 x 19 cm (11 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Helen D. Willard in memory of Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year: 1965
Object Number: 1965.511
Division: European and American Art
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Publication History

Pierre Rosenberg, French Master Drawings of the 17th & 18th Centuries in North American Collections / Dessins français du 17ème & du 18ème siècles des collections américaines, exh. cat., Secker & Warburg (London, 1972-1973), cat. no. 110, pp. 61, 194, pl. 69, repr.

Exhibition History

French Master Drawings of the 17th & 18th Centuries in North American Collections, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 11/03/1972 - 12/17/1972; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 01/12/1973 - 03/11/1973; New York Cultural Center, New York, 04/04/1973 - 05/13/1973

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