Lion's Head and Sketch of a Lion

Prints and Drawings

c. 1860-70

Edmé Saint-Marcel
French, 1819-1890

The resting head of this sizable lion and the inset detail of his full body suggest that the artist was sketching from life. The rich textures of the chalk highlights and the overall detail reveal that the sleeping pose was no accident, and that the drawing was in fact made in the only moment the animal remained still enough to be captured on paper.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Edmé Saint-Marcel
Title: Lion's Head and Sketch of a Lion
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
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Medium: Charcoal and graphite, with stumping, and red chalk with touches of white chalk, on brown wove paper
Dimensions: 25.2 × 29.5 cm (9 15/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 1922.3698
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