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Lion Fountains at the base of the Capitoline Ramp, Rome

1860s

Adriano de Bonis

Associated Names

Francesco Adriano de Bonis

Artist, Italian, active 1850s-1870s

The sculpture depicts a lion in a reclined stance, with its head raised and front paws stretched out in front. The sculpture is crafted from a weathered dark stone material and placed on a rectangular stone pedestal in a paved area. In the background, stone steps ascend, complementing the classical aesthetic of the scene.

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Artwork overview

Medium

albumen silver print
Credit Line

Purchased as the Gift of the Richard King Mellon Foundation
Dimensions

image: 19.9 × 25.8 cm (7 13/16 × 10 3/16 in.)
sheet: 21.7 × 28 cm (8 9/16 × 11 in.)
mount: 23.9 × 33.1 cm (9 7/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

2018.7.29

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Serge Kakou, Paris); (Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York), 1999; NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Isaacs, Charles

Inscriptions

by artist, bottom right in black ink: 800; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 01290C

Wikidata ID

Q64032464

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