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Print, The Lion Hunt

This is a Print. It is dated 1750–1800 and we acquired it in 1921. Its medium is etching on paper, mounted. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

62.1 × 46.7 cm (24 7/16 × 18 3/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Bottom center: "LA CAZA DEL LEON / Venatio Leonum".

Cite this object as

Print, The Lion Hunt; France; etching on paper, mounted; 62.1 × 46.7 cm (24 7/16 × 18 3/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1921-22-297

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