Griset, Ernest Henry, 1844-1907, artist. Watercolor painting, "I beg your pardon!"
Object Details
- General note
- Signed by Griset in lower left corner.
- Collection Creator
- Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
- Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
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- Russell E. Train Africana collection
- Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 2: Works of Art
- Extent
- 1 Item (Watercolors (paintings); Works of art, 9 x 10.75 in. (art), 16.75 x 19 in. (frame))
- Date
- 1844 - 1907
- Container
- Item Art028
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Rights
- The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
- Scope and Contents note
- Depicts a fully maned lion rearing indignantly as an ape, in formal dress, steps on the lion's tail, and tips his top hat.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890664-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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