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Babylonian Lions By Ball Hughes, Boston, 1858 Poker work on framed wood panel, approx. 10 in. by 12 in. (unframed) After a drawing by Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A. Digital image thanks to Lew Martin

Babylonian Lions, verso By Ball Hughes, Boston, 1858 Poker work on framed wood panel, approx. 10 in. by 12 in. (unframed) After a drawing by Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A. Digital image thanks to Lew Martin

Babylonian Lions, verso, detail of the inscription By Ball Hughes, Boston, 1858 Detail of the inscription, which reads as follows: "Babylonian Lions from a Drawing by Edwin Landseer, R.A. taken at the Soological [sic] Gardens Regents Park. London. This Sketch was made with a Poker Boston. 1858. B.H. Fecit." Poker work on framed wood panel, approx. 10 in. by 12 in. (unframed) After a drawing by Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A. Digital image thanks to Lew Martin

Lew Martin inherited the above signed and dated piece from a cousin in the mid 1980s. His recollection is that his cousin probably bought this work around 1946 and most likely in the Chicago area. Prior to that, its provenance is unknown. The framed panel is the second known panel of this title by Robert Ball Hughes, the famous 19th century engraver, sculptor, and pyrographer.

Note that the "R. A." following Sir Edwin Landseer's name in the inscription signifies "Royal Academy" indicating his credentials as a graduate of that prestigious institution.

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