William Huggins (1820–1884) painted A Pair of Leopards around 1845 as an oil on canvas capturing two exotic wild cats. [1, 2]
About the Artwork and Artist
Artist: William Huggins was a British animal painter from Liverpool, England.
Creation Date: Painted around 1845.
Original Medium: Oil on canvas.
Style: Romantic realism, celebrated for brilliant color and fine detail.
Inspiration: Huggins studied live animals extensively at the Liverpool Zoological Gardens and Wombwell’s Travelling Menagerie.
Reproductions: Mid-century vintage lithograph prints of the work were famously produced by Prints for Pleasure in England