Le Sommeil du lion
1801 to 1825
Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 21.8 x 27.9 cm (8 9/16 x 11 in.) sheet: 29.6 x 38.9 cm (11 5/8 x 15 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Accession Number
1999.111.6
Art Historical Context
**Le Sommeil du lionThe Sleep of the Lion Louis-Candide Boulanger a French artist active in the early 19 century, created this evocative lithograph between 1801 and 1825. Printed on smooth wove paper, the measures 21.8 x 27.9 cm, capturing a serene lion in repose—a powerful symbol of strength and nobility often evoked in Romantic art to blend majesty with quiet introspection. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Prints department (gift of Frank Anderson Tr), it exemplifies Boulanger's skill in translating dramatic subjects into accessible prints. Lithography, a revolutionary technique in...