DrawingsFrench18th-19th century

Head of a Lion Term, Frontal View

c. 1798-1804

Artists

Charles PercierArtist

Pierre-François-Léonard FontaineArtist

Description

attached to recto of album page

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on oiled antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

53.8 × 31.2 cm (21 3/16 × 12 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Heirs of Achille Leclère

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