Description
Lion of Atlas. Lithograph, 13 x 18 1/4 in. (33 x 46.4 cm).
Date 1829
Source Saint Louis Art Museum official site
Author Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eug%C3%A8ne_Delacroix_-_Lion_of_Atlas.jpg
The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies in Africa. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in India (where an endangered remnant population resides in Gir Forest National Park). |
