Lioness

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lying lionessPanthera leo) keeping a watchful eye on her surroundings as cubs tumble about — Lioness (Panthera leo).
(Mammifères, Pl. 8.A.)

Artist

Name:: Traviès, Édouard
Dates:: 1809-1876
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Metal engraving
Engraver:: Fournier, Félicie
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: NCSU Libraries, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle, atlas, vol. 1
Author(s):: Orbigny, Charles Henry Dessalines d'
Publisher:: Paris: Renard, Martinet et Cie., 1849
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Description

Hand-colored steel engraving showing a lying lioness (Panthera leo) keeping a watchful eye on her surroundings as cubs tumble about.

The full caption reads in the original French:

1^ére série. Quadrupèdes sans os marsupiaux. (Is. G. St. Hil.)
4^ème ordre — Carnassiers. Carnivores. Lionne (Felis leo, Lin.). 1/10 de grandeur natur.

Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, cat, color, Felidae, lion, mammal, reference book, tawny

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