Lion Sleeping
| Title | Lion Sleeping |
|---|---|
| Artist | Antoine-Louis Barye |
| Date | 1810–75 19th century |
| Medium | Watercolor on wove paper, lined |
| Classification | Drawings |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Lion Sleeping” is a work by Antoine-Louis Barye, dated 1810–75. It is executed in watercolor on wove paper, lined and classified as drawings. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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