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Summary

Henri Rousseau : The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope wikidata:Q7741023 reasonator:Q7741023
Artist
Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) wikidata:Q156386 q:pl:Henri Rousseau
Henri Rousseau
Alternative names
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau
Français : Le Douanier Rousseau
Deutsch: Rousseau, der Zöllner
Description French painter and printmaker
Date of birth/death 21 May 1844 Edit this at Wikidata 2 September 1910 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Laval Paris
Work period 1870 Edit this at Wikidata –1910 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q156386
Title
English: The Hungry Lion Attacking an Antelope
Français : Le lion, ayant faim, se jette sur l’antilope
Series title Jungles Edit this at Wikidata
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre animal art Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1905
date QS:P571,+1905-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 200 cm (78.7 in); width: 301 cm (118.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,200U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,301U174728
institution QS:P195,Q673833
Accession number
Exhibition history
References First exhibited in 1905. [1]
Source/Photographer http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2006/rousseau/fullscreen/230-016/230-016.shtm

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  1. Smith, Roberta (2006) "Henri Rousseau: In imaginary jungles, a terrible beauty lurks" The New York Times , 14 July 2006.

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  • 2007-12-29 00:17 Tyrenius 650×431 (130124 bytes) ''The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope'', 1905, by [[Henri Rousseau]] ([[May 21]], [[1844]] – [[September 2]], [[1910]]). Exhibited in 1905.)<ref> Smith, Roberta (2006)[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/14/arts/design/14rous.html?_r=1&oref=sl

Captions

The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope (1905). Oil on canvas, 200 x 301 cm (78.7 x 118.5 in). Fondation Beyeler, Riehen, Basel