Searle was, of course, known for his cat drawings but their larger feline cousins were also a recurring motif- here are Searle's LIONS!
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One of Searle's best lions; 'The Peaceable Kingdom' (1974)
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Of course, the 'Venice Lion' Travel & Leisure magazine cover detail (1972)
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'Burma Today, or: Whatever Happened to the Empire? (1987)
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'The King of Beasts' aka 'The Situation Is Hopeless'
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The Searle lion is a bewildered, often lackadaisical creature, bemused or bored by his status as King of the Beasts.
'The King of Beasts and Other Creatures' detail (1979)
'Feeble-minded Circus Lion'
'Zoodiac' (1977)
'Young Elizabethan' magazine, 1957
Punch magazine (1960)
'Burma Today, or: Whatever Happened to the Empire? (1987)
Let's Have a Bite!' (2010)