Lions at Play, Two Lions and a Lioness

After Frans Snyders Flemish

Engraver Henry Mackworth British

second half 18th century

Not on view

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Title: Lions at Play, Two Lions and a Lioness
Artist: After Frans Snyders (Flemish, Antwerp 1579–1657 Antwerp)
Engraver: Henry Mackworth (British, second half 18th century)
Date: second half 18th century
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/16 x 13 9/16 in. (25.5 x 34.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.62.59v(b)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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