A Tiger's Den

Artist/Maker James Northcote (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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