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Jaguar Walking

Artist (Brentford, England, 1847 - 1910)
Date1903
Mediumchalk on blue paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsSight Size: Height: 17.6 cm, Width: 29.5 cm
Frame: Height: 59 cm, Width: 72 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1910.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003746
Keywords
About MeJohn McAllan Swan spent a good deal of his career painting animals and he was particularly interested in big cats. He studied these animals at the zoo and probably made several studies before completing the final composition. This study is executed in chalk on blue paper.
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Swan, English painter and sculptor, had a particular reputation for depicting large wild animals, especially the big cats, where he had few rivals
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