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Lion of the Atlas
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Lion of the Atlas

Date1829
MediumLithograph
DimensionsSheet: 417 × 537 mm. (16 7/16 × 21 1/8 in.)
Image: 303 × 464 mm. (11 15/16 × 18 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of M. Knoedler & Co., Inc.
Object number1959.135.5
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
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