Le lion amoureux, c.1836. Creator: Camille Joseph Etienne Roqueplan.

Le lion amoureux, c.1836. Creator: Camille Joseph Etienne Roqueplan.

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Le lion amoureux, c.1836. The Lion in Love. Scene from the fables of La Fontaine: a lion falls in love with a peasant's daughter and asks the father's permission to marry her. Unwilling to refuse outright, the man sets the condition that the animal should first have its claws clipped and its teeth filed.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Camille Joseph Etienne Roqueplan, attributed to: French: Artist, painter
People Related
  1. Jean de la Fontaine: French: Author, poet, writer

Medium
  1. Canvas (material)
  2. Oil painting

Picture Type
  1. Painting
  2. Picture

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Romance & Love

Society & Culture Art & Literature

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3590x4464
File Size : 46,951kb


Aliases

  1. 2801a
  1. 1030004032
  1. 2-930-960
  1. 2801a
  1. 2930960

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