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The Ricky Jay Collection Part III

Sat, Aug 17, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 306

[LION TAMER]. Portrait of Lina Mosser. [Stockholm]: Cardon,...

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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[LION TAMER]. Portrait of Lina Mosser. [Stockholm]: Cardon, 1845. Lovely and large three-quarter length portrait of the lady animal trainer said to be associated with Alessandro Guerra?s Cirque Olympique, after a likeness by Wilhelm Wohlfahrt. She wears a feather-adorned crown. 17 ? x 11 ??. INSRIBED SIGNED AND DATED by the artist in the lower margin to British menagerie owner and circus impresario George Wombwell.