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King of the Forest
King of the Forest

King of the Forest

Artist/Maker Rosa Bonheur France, 1822 - 1899
Date1897
Mediumpastel on linen
Dimensionsimage: 60 × 44 in. (152.4 × 111.8 cm)
frame: 82 × 67 × 6 in. (208.3 × 170.2 × 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LinePurchased with funds generously donated by the Robert S. and Grayce B. Kerr Foundation, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM2007.055
DescriptionNight scene of a European stag deer standing in the forest with three does standing to the right of him. Has original frame.
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