Monumental Lions revealed, Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, London 1867

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From an original engraving Illustrated London News 1867. The year they were finally installed (The column was installed in 1843). Legend has it that Landseer procured a dead Lion from London Zoo for his preliminary sketches, but took so long that the body decomposed & he had to improvise, hence why the paws on the Lions resemble a Cat's paws rather than those of a Lion

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Size: 8555px × 6003px
Location: Trafalgar Square, London, England
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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