Lion and lioness resting
Maker
Briton Rivière (artist)
1840-1920
Formerly attributed to
Rosa Bonheur (artist)
1822-1899
1840-1920
Formerly attributed to
Rosa Bonheur (artist)
1822-1899
Title
Lion and lioness resting
Date of Production
1855 - 1920
Medium
charcoal or black chalk and white bodycolour on light grey paper
Dimensions
Height: 45.6 cm
Width: 70.9 cm
Width: 70.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4057 (MISSING)
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
gift (from whom is not known) to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (as by Rosa Bonheur); Witt Bequest 1952; noted missing December 2001
Exhibition History
Birds and beasts: an exhibition of paintings and drawings of five centuries, Matthiessen Gallery, London, 29/05/1953-04/07/1953
Literature
Birds and beasts: an exhibition of paintings and drawings of five centuries, Matthiessen Gallery, London, 1953
cat. no. 160
cat. no. 160
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: lower left, signed in monogram: "BR".
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