Drawing after a Lithograph of a Recumbent Lion. — Antonio Canova | DiscoverArt

Drawing after a Lithograph of a Recumbent Lion.

n.d.

Brush and black and gray wash, graphite and black chalk

18.7 × 31.4 cm (7.4 × 12.4 in)

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