Bronzes

1892

James Henry Moser

Associated Names
James Henry Moser

Artist, American, born Canada, 1854 - 1913

The image shows a detailed drawing of a lion lying on a ledge. Beside the lion, there are various ornate plates and vases arranged intricately. The color palette is monochrome, with black ink lines on a white background. The lion is positioned near the top left corner of the image, facing downward. The decorative items are clustered behind the lion to the right. On the left edge, there is an elaborate architectural column with a helmeted head sculpted into it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    offset lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 12.7 × 10.48 cm (5 × 4 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 19.69 × 12.86 cm (7 3/4 × 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3599

  • Series Title

    1892 Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1892

  • Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue. Washington, DC: Gibson Brothers, 1892, p. 90.

Inscriptions

center right on plate: MOSER

Wikidata ID

Q64580411

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