This painting, titled On the Alert—Lioness and Cubs, was done by the English painter and sculptor John Macallan Swan 1846–1910). He was a master at painting animals. Swan modelled the lions for the Rhodes Memorial in South Africa. He had the gift of beingable to reveal the peculia characteristics of animals in conjunction with their natural surroundings. His talent is well shown in this watercolor study of a lioness and her cubs on the alert in their rocky fastness.

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Size: 3407px × 5280px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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