Studies of a young goat

John Macallan Swan British

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Swan's paintings and sculptures were firmly based on drawings of this sort. After studying at the Royal Academy, École de Beaux Arts in Paris, and in the studio of Jean-Louis Gérôme, the artist sought instruction in animal anatomy from the sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet. From 1878, he exhibited at the Royal Academy, became an associate in 1894, and a full academician in 1905, and is known for depictions of lions, tigers, jaguars or polar bears that contemporaries praised for their naturalism.

Studies of a young goat, John Macallan Swan (Scottish, Old Brentford 1847–1910 Isle of Wight), Pastel on blue paper

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