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Lion and lioness resting

Maker

Briton Rivière (artist)
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

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

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: lower left, signed in monogram: "BR".

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