# Peaceable Kingdom, in Romanticism and Realism

Edward Hicks painted this in about 1830–32, aged about 47. It is now at The Met in New York.

Our note:

> A lion, a leopard, an ox and lambs gather peacefully with children among them, illustrating Isaiah’s prophecy that “the wolf also shall dwell with the lamb … and a little child shall lead them”.

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## The work

- Date: ca. 1830–32
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 17 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (45.4 x 60.6 cm)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970.283.1
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Edward Hicks](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/edward-hicks), American, 1780–1849

Hicks was a Quaker minister in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who earned his living as a coach and sign painter.

5 works in the collection.

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