A lion attacking a horse. Engraving by R. Collin, 1679, after J. von Sandrart.

  • Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606-1688.
Date:
[between 1830 and 1900?]
Reference:
577153i
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Publication/Creation

Hildburghausen ; Gotha ; Neu York : Verlag der Kunstanstalt des Bibliographischen Instituts, [between 1830 and 1900?]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; platemark 20.7 x 30.9 cm

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Lettering

Leo et equus ; I. de Sandrart del. ; R. Collin sculps. Antv.

References note

F. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the antique. The lure of classical sculpture 1500-1900, New Haven and London 1981, pp. 250-251, no. 54 (the sculpture)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 577153i

Reproduction note

Based on a sculpture in the Musei Capitolini, Rome, called by Michelangelo "meravigliosissimo" (Haskell and Penny, loc. cit.)

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