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A Horse Attacked by a Lion
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A Horse Attacked by a Lion

Artist/Maker George Stubbs Great Britain, 1724 - 1806
Date1788
MediumEtching
Dimensionsimage: 10 3/8 × 13 3/8 in. (26.4 × 34 cm) frame: 18 1/2 × 22 5/8 × 1 in. (47 × 57.5 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the 1999 Collectors Circle, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1999.107
ClassificationsPrint
On View
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DescriptionBlack and white image of a lion on the back of a white horse, attacking it. The horse who is running to the right turns his head back to try and fight off the lion. Trees surround the scene.
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