# Studies of a Recumbent Polar Bear

- By: John Macallan Swan (Old Brentford, 1847–1910)
- Date: 1903
- Medium: paper, chalk
- Classification: drawing
- Dimensions: height 24 cm x width 36 cm
- Credit line: Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser Bequest, Montreux
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3713--1c9161b9230fb6519f314727d44c2a0f)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/df86f2589d19999ec4fee202647924dc.jpg
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Drawing living animals requires the patience of a saint. The British artist Johan Macallan Swan could wait hours for the animal to assume the desired pose. The second it did, he would dash off a quick sketch before the animal moved again. This polar bear, however, must have stayed still for some time. The artist was able to accurately study its thick coat.