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Record drawing of a rectangular, symmetrical panel showing acanthus foliage, with a rearing lion and putto on the right-hand side, and on the left-hand side two putti with deer, a lion and a bull. Part of anthemion border detail.
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Reference number
Adam vol.26/125
Purpose
Record drawing of a rectangular, symmetrical panel showing acanthus foliage, with a rearing lion and putto on the right-hand side, and on the left-hand side two putti with deer, a lion and a bull. Part of anthemion border detail.
Aspect
Elevation
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1760 - 1763
Medium and dimensions
Red chalk182 x 577
Hand
Nicolas-François-David Lhuiller (attributed to)
Notes
This drawing is similar to the compositions by Nicolas-François-David Lhuiller (d.1793) in Adam vol.26/107 and 124; the former is very close to the group on the far left-hand side except that the putto here is wingless.
Level
Drawing
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