The lion that was mistaken for an ass The ass that some mistake for a lion ; Loyalty at Oxford. [graphic]Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836, printmaker[1 November 1835]engThree separately titled images on one sheet. THE LION THAT WAS MISTAKEN FOR AN ASS: A hybrid creature symbolizing French King Louis Philippe I, which is half lion (wearing a crown and with "Le Roi" on its forehead) and half donkey ("Le Citoyen" on its forehead), stomps on two snakes that are labeled "Free Press" and "Assassination." THE ASS THAT SOME MISTAKE FOR A LION: The same hybrid creature is turned the other way, with the lion portion facing the viewer. LOYALTY AT OXFORD: Men in academic dress surround a standing woman, with those in the foreground kneeling and kissing her hands while those in the background raise their mortarboards in saluteTitle from text below the individual images.Attributed to Robert Seymour in the British Museum online catalogue.Publisher from publisher's statement "Published on the first of every month by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket, London" on first page of magazine; date of publication from series numbering "Vol. 6th, Novr. 1st, 1835" on first page of magazine. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.12362.One page of a monthly magazine that consisted of four pages.