Charming Little 19th C. Naive Lion Drawing in Period Frame painting of chair but it still looks great

but it still looks great

listening and intuiting all at once

or means to put off his advances--or

10 1/4" x 1 3/8" x 1 1/2"

though perhaps a French teacher

Charming Little 19th C. Naive Lion Drawing in Period Frame painting of chair but it still looks greatThis old hand drawn lion looks as if it must have been inspired by a heraldic one, but how much better naively rendered in what looks to be a mix of crayon and graphite, with black ink for the eyes. Marvelous folky face, and those huge paws with what look like a few extra toes really do it for me! With "lion" written in ink at lower left, making me think most likely this was a school drawing. 5 7 16"x 4 3 8" framed. Sold in the period frame I found it