The Lion and the Lamb
A male bulldog with a ringed collar represents the "lion" here partnered with a meek, elegant female greyhound sitting in profile and shown in profile and wearing a rose in her collar. There are additional flowers at right and the image is an oval.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Lion and the Lamb
- Lithographer: Nathaniel Currier (American, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1813–1888 New York)
- Publisher: Nathaniel Currier (American, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1813–1888 New York)
- Date: 1846–56
- Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
- Dimensions: Image: 8 11/16 × 11 13/16 in. (22 × 30 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/16 in. × 16 in. (30.7 × 40.7 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
- Object Number: 63.550.444
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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