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A Tiger's Den

Artist/Maker (Great Britain, 1746 - 1831)
Date1816
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 40 × 47 in. (101.6 × 119.4 cm) frame: 49 3/4 × 58 3/4 in. (126.4 × 149.2 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Terms
    Object numberW1999.069
    DescriptionA boy holds his sibling (sister?) back as they look at a tiger lying down in a cage in fornt of them. The tiger is on the left and the children are on the right. Another lion's glowing eyes stare out at the children. The children's red and white clothing contrasts with the black cage.
    Status
    On view
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