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| Title | A Siesta | |
| Collection | Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Artist | Vastagh, Geza (German artist, 1866-1919) | |
| Date Earliest | probably about 1890 | |
| Date Latest | probably about 1900 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | The painting depicts two lions lying under a rocky overhang. In the centre is a male lion, with the full, dark, mane of a mature adult. Behind him, and to the right, a female lion is sleeping, head on paws. | |
| Current Accession Number | BLKMG:P206 | |
| Inscription | front ll 'Vastagh Géza Budapest' | |
| Subject | animal (lion) | |
| Measurements | 92.8 x 152.5 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by Mrs Herbert Noble 1922. | |
| Provenance | Henry Sharples; by descent to his daughter, Mrs Herbert Noble. | |
| Notes | Mrs Herbert Noble lived at Higher Trap, Limonstone. | |
| Rights Owner | © Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery | |
| Author | Malcolm Barclay | |