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Lion on the Watch by Jean-Léon Gérôme — restored print
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Lion on the Watch — Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1885

Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1885 — restored public-domain painting, Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art (Open Access, CC0), Cleveland 124256 / 1945.25; public domain · c. 1885

$539

For 40×30 in, float frame canvas, black

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Art
Lion on the Watch
Size
40×30 in ·
Finish
Float frame canvas, Black ·
Price
$539
  • Made to order just for you: printed, finished and packed within 3–5 business days. Your order reaches the printer within minutes and printing can start soon after; once it starts, the order can't be canceled or changed.
  • Free replacement if it arrives damaged, defective or not what you ordered — tell us within 7 days of delivery, with photos. Because each piece is made for you, there are no returns for a change of mind. Full policy
  • No hanging hardware is included. Stretched and framed canvases hang flat on two nails or screws, set level: the wooden bar on the back rests on them, and the free wall template marks the spot. Rolled canvas goes to a framer first.
  • Printed from an archive scan of the original print (c. 1885). Its paper tone, small spots and marks of age are part of the picture, just as on the original sheet, and colors can look slightly different on your screen.

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40×30 in · Float frame canvas, Black$539

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How it gets to you · item no. 704 · SKU SAF-LAS0704-FFL-30X40

  1. Printed for youwithin 3–5 business days
  2. Shipped with tracking3–8 business days after printing
  3. Delivered to your doorFree US shipping, no minimum · tracking link emailed

Before you hang it, print the true-size wall template to see exactly where it will sit.

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Please check before you buy. Your order goes to the printer within minutes, and once printing starts, made-to-order pieces can't be canceled, changed or returned for a change of mind, so please check the size guide and room views first. If it arrives damaged, defective or not what you ordered, we'll replace it free within 7 days. Full policy

Materials & finish

Printed on 400 gsm canvas with pigment inks. Stretched canvas and float frame canvas sit on a 1.5 in (38 mm) wooden stretcher; the classic frame holds the canvas on a slimmer 0.75 in (19 mm) stretcher. Rolled canvas ships in a sturdy tube.

The float frame stands 2.1 in (53 mm) off the wall, with a 0.5 in (12 mm) face and a 0.2 in (5 mm) gap around the canvas. The classic frame stands 0.9 in (22 mm) off the wall with a 0.8 in (20 mm) face.

Hanging hardware is not included. Two picture hooks (or screws) rated for the weight, set level, are all it needs; the free true-size wall template marks the spot.

Corner of a Black float frame canvas: the canvas sits inside the frame with a narrow gap Back of a float frame canvas: wooden stretcher inside the frame, no hanging hardware fitted Cross-section of the float frame: 53 mm deep, 12 mm face, 5 mm gap, 38 mm canvas
The float frame up close: front corner, the back as it arrives, and its cross-section. Photos: Prodigi, who print and frame our pieces.

Every finish is printed from the same file at the same resolution; only the mounting changes.

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Rights & provenance record

Source scan: The Cleveland Museum of Art (Open Access, CC0)
Rights statement of the archive: “Public domain in the US: Jean-Léon Gérôme (died 1904); dated c. 1885, more than 95 years ago. The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) as part of its Open Access program (Cleveland 124256 / 1945.25).”
Original print: Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1885, Framed: 105 x 133 x 13.5 cm (41 5/16 x 52 3/8 x 5 5/16 in.); Unframed: 72.3 x 100.5 cm (28 7/16 x 39 9/16 in.). Verified 2026-10-19.

This product is a new print made to order from a restored scan of that print. It is not an original antique and is not sold as one.

The story of this print

Jean-Léon Gérôme painted this lion on a wood panel about 1885. The lion stands at the edge of a jumble of sun-bleached rocks on the left, its mane dark and its body tawny, gazing out across a flat, hazy plain that runs to low hills under a soft blue sky.

Gérôme painted lions many times in his later years, often alone in a wide landscape. The wide shape fits above a desk, a sofa or a sideboard.

It is a restored public-domain painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1885, from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland 124256 / 1945.25). The image was cleaned and color-corrected; it is restored from the museum’s image, not redrawn.

What we did to this scan

  1. Cropped by hand to the edge of the printed sheet.
  2. Balanced the levels and took out the scanner’s color cast, keeping 85% of the paper’s age tone.
  3. Cleaned dust and specks picked up by the scanner.
  4. A light sharpen, so fine lines and lettering hold at large sizes.

About this particular sheet. Made from the Cleveland Museum of Art's own image (Cleveland 124256 / 1945.25), cropped to the painted picture, cleaned of dust and specks and color-corrected while keeping the age of the paint. On every size it sits on a margin in a matching tone, so nothing of the picture is cut.

Every print is credited to its archive here and in your order confirmation. Paper tone and small imperfections of the original are kept on purpose; nothing is redrawn. How we restore.

Questions

What does it show?
A lion standing on a high outcrop of pale gray and white rock, head raised and tail curling down, looking out over a wide desert plain under a clear blue sky.
Is this the original painting?
No. It is a new canvas print of Jean-Léon Gérôme's original painting of c. 1885, made from the Cleveland Museum of Art's image of it. We never sell originals or antiques.
Where does this image come from?
From the Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland 124256 / 1945.25), linked on this page. Public domain in the US: Jean-Léon Gérôme (died 1904); dated c. 1885, more than 95 years ago. The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) as part of its Open Access program (Cleveland 124256 / 1945.25).
How is it made?
It is printed to order for you, in the finish you choose: a float frame canvas, a classic frame canvas, a stretched canvas, a rolled canvas or an acrylic panel. Both frames come in Black or Antique Gold. The size and finish picker shows which sizes each finish is made in.
Colors vary a little between screens and canvas. The previews are drawn, not photographed, and are a close match to the printed piece.

Every size, one wall

All 4 sizes of this print, side by side

To scale, framed, with a 5 ft 6 in figure for reference — so you can see the steps between sizes at a glance before you pick one above.

Left to right: 48×36 in · 40×30 in · 24×18 in · 16×12 in

Every size to scale on one wall, framed in Black, beside a 5 ft 6 in figure. Room photograph generated for scale; the figure is 5 ft 6 in.

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Size guide
5′6″ 16×12 in24×18 in36×24 in
SizeMetricBest for
16×12 in41×30 cmDesk, shelf, small wall, gallery groupings
24×18 in61×46 cmAbove a desk or console, hallway, bedroom
40×30 in102×76 cmOver a sofa or bed, statement wall, office
48×36 in122×91 cmOver a sofa or bed, statement wall, office

Sizes are the canvas size. A framed piece is a little larger than its canvas: add the frame.