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Lot 330
Follower of Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, 1802-1873) Study of a standing lion oil on canvas 100 x 106cm (39 x 41in) Provenance: East Suffolk private collection from which acquired by the present owner circa 1980. The present composition derives from two studies of standing male lions that Landseer worked on circa 1862 in preparation for his commission to produce four bronze lions for the base of Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square. Both studies were bequeathed to the National Gallery in 1892 and transferred to the Tate in 1919. The original from which the present painting derives was destroyed by the flood of 1928 when the Thames flooded the Tate. We are grateful to Richard Ormond for his assistance with the catalogue entry. Richard Ormond writes: "The present painting is a copy of the full-face lion study destroyed in the Tate flood of 1928 (inv. no. 1349); the profile study survived". Lined canvas. One small paint loss above the lion's head, but paint layer is stable. Varnish is even and well saturating. Scuffs and scratches in the varnish. Several areas of retouching, for example in the lion's mane. Frame is in good condition. Original frame bears the maker and gilder's name of W Palmer, The Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, Suffolk. CM 24 - possibly an old Christie's stencil.
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