Standing Lion. Sketch for the Lions at Lejonbacken at the Royal Palace in Stockholm

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DatesMade: Made ca 1698

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Dimensionsh: Mått 30 cm

Inventory numberNMSk 448

AcqusitionTransferred 1865 Kongl. Museum

Other titlesTitle (sv): Stående lejon. Skiss till lejonen på Lejonbacken vid Stockholms slott Title (en): Standing Lion. Sketch for the Lions at Lejonbacken at the Royal Palace in Stockholm

DescriptionDescription: The lion is a sketch of the planned ornament for the Royal Palace in Stockholm. Its model were the Medici lions. The architect Nicodemus Tessin had seen them in Rome in 1687 and ordered a plaster cast. Foucquet’s lions are bushier and more baroque than the models. The lions were cast in bronze in 1702-1704 and can still be found on Lejonbacken at the Palace.

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