L’Amour terrassant un lion (Personification of Love Vanquishing a Lion)

1825

Philippe-Auguste Hennequin

Associated Names
Philippe-Auguste Hennequin

Artist, French, 1762 - 1833

The image depicts a full-length figure in a semi-kneeling position. The person is leaning forward, resting their left leg on a stone, and beginning to rise. Their right arm is bent holding a bow, while their left arm is extended downward, touching a lion. The person has curly hair and classical features, with wings behind them. They also have a draped cloth at their waist and a quiver of arrows slung across their shoulder. The background shows detailed rock formations, creating an ancient or mythological setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 45 × 28.3 cm (17 11/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.198.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Benoit 1994, no. 8

  • Series Title

    Recueil d’Esquisses et Fragmens de Composition de Mr. Hennequin

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Joel R. Bergquist Fine Arts, Palo Alto); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Benoit, Jérémie. Philippe-Auguste Hennequin, 1762-1833. Paris, 1994: no. 8

Inscriptions

lower left below image: Composé et. Lith. par l'Auteur; lower right below image: hennequin

Markings

Henniquin's sale stamp (Lugt 2068)

Wikidata ID

Q77258385

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