Lions and Lionesses
1810
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1810
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This watercolor shows a pair of lions and lionesses standing close together. Their fur looks soft, the artist used thin brushes for detail. Someone copied a famous painting long ago. They might have wanted a keepsake or to study the scene. Mary Linwood made famous wool copies of old paintings in the late 1700s. See this at the Victoria and Albert Museum if you want to compare it to the original.
