A Lion And Lioness Asleep
Represented work of art
Artist
John Frederick Lewis
Material
Dimensions0.285 x 0.444 (11 1/4 x 17 1/2 inches)
Inscription
- Inscribed lower left: J. F. Lewis 1823
Provenance
- Sir Thomas Lawrence (in his collection when engraved by the artist in 1824-; Sir Robert Witt (bought Meatyard 1921), Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Bequest, 1952. ; Courtauld Institute Of Art, Witt Collection.
Exhibition history
- R. B. A. 1943 (579); Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council 1948, (51); Newcastle Festival J. F. Lewis, Royal Academy of Arts 1971, (2) and repro. ; Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery: Landseer And His world Feb - March 1972 (22)
Publication history
- Hesketh Hubbard, Some Victorian Draughtsmen, Cambridge 1944
Photographic source
Object FormatPhotographic Print
Photograph Source
Courtauld Institute of Art
Negative Number629/6/36
Archival context
Object numberPA-F04030-0031
Archival context
- Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
- Series:Artists, A–Z
- Folder:Animal Studies: British & Continental
- Item:A Lion And Lioness Asleep
ClassificationsArchival Document
Scope and content This series comprises images of works by artists who were British by birth, foreign artists who worked in Britain or foreign artists who painted British sitters abroad. The works featured date from c.1500 to c.1900. The images in this series form by far the largest part of the Photographic Archive. Images remain in their original order: organised A–Z by artist name. Significant artists, or those for which there is a wealth of material, have multiple folders of images. In these cases, images are further subdivided by genre or type, depending on the artist. They may also be organised in ‘catalogue raisonné order’. The images predominantly depict oil paintings but prints and other works on paper are also included.
Acquisition information The collection has always been in the possession of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (or its predecessor institution, the Paul Mellon Foundation).
ArrangementThe archive has been arranged in its original order.
Conditions governing use The images in the Photographic Archive are derived from a variety of sources, so copyright in the collection is varied. The copyright status of each image is detailed at item level in the catalogue.
Accruals It is anticipated that new images may be added to the Centre’s Photographic Archive in future. These may be generated via the Centre’s everyday activities (such as the publishing programme). They may also come from external sources (such as donations by scholars or institutions).
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