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The Lion in Love by Dudley Hardy

The Lion in Love

Dudley Hardy · 1885

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DETAILS
Artist
Dudley Hardy
Date
1885
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and wash, watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
sheet: 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
ART MOVEMENTS
Vorticism
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THE ARTIST

Dudley Hardy

1867–1922 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Pioneer of the British color poster who brought French flair to Victorian London's streets and theaters.

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