Sleeping lioness: 3939

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sleeping lioness

Maker(s)

Painter: Ward, James

Entities

Painting

Categories

Painting

Measurements and weight

Height: 38.1 cm
Width: 59.1 cm

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Dating

1840 - 1850

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Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

Text: [?] by James [?] Ward R.A. / Sleeping Lionness
Location: Verso, stretcher
Method of creation: White chalk

Text: 640
Location: Verso, stretcher
Method of creation: Red chalk

References and bibliographic entries

Catalogue of Paintings in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Vol. III, British School page(s): 272-273

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3939
Primary reference Number: 4012
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 2 October 2018

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Sleeping lioness" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/4012 Accessed: 2023-02-03 11:51:44

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-02-03 11:51:44|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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