Head of a lion in three-quarter to the right; and Head of a lion in three-quarter profile to the left

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Head of a lion in three-quarter to the right; and Head of a lion in three-quarter profile to the left
black chalk, pen and brown and black ink, brown wash heightened with white, the upper and lower margins extended (2), watermark elephant and R (1), in contemporary mounts, the upper and lower margins extended (2)
22¼ x 26 5/8 in. (568 x 676 mm.) and 26¾ x 27 in. (681 x 683 mm.) (2)

Lot Essay

A similar large scale profile portrait of a lion, drawn so that the character of the animal could be discerned, was in the collection of Maximilian von Speck, Ein Europaeer der Goethezeit als Kunstsammler, Lepizig, 1998.

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