Sir Edwin Landseer RA, Head of a lion in profile, ca.1810.
Pencil on cream wove paper. 8.3 cm x 8.5 cm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Head of a lion in profile, ca.1810
Sir Edwin Landseer RA (1802 - 1873)
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8.3 cm x 8.5 cm
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