The Lion of Gripsholm Castle in Strängnäs, Sweden.
The lion may have arrived in Sweden alive, but the taxidermist who was given the dried-up pelt and bones to mount had never seen a proper lion. He did his best from heraldic representations.
The Lion of Gripsholm Castle in Strängnäs, Sweden.
The lion may have arrived in Sweden alive, but the taxidermist who was given the dried-up pelt and bones to mount had never seen a proper lion. He did his best from heraldic representations.