Portraits

The Lion Within

From Jabbi Delahaye’s print collection.

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A man and a lion meet within a single face. Warm earth tones and gold draw skin, fur and flowing hair into one composition, while their steady gaze gives the portrait a shared presence.

The image invites us to consider how instinct lives alongside thought, and how courage takes shape through experience. The lion can suggest the resolve to protect what matters, the patience to endure uncertainty, or the confidence to stand by a deeply held conviction.

The human half brings its own depth: a life shaped by feeling, vulnerability and choice. Together, the two faces suggest a strength that grows through understanding these qualities in ourselves.

The Lion Within asks what we recognise when we look inward—and how we choose to carry that knowledge into the world.

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Available in A3 with two paper options.

A3 archival photographic C-Type print

Fuji Crystal Archive Matt paper · 297 × 420 mm · 231 gsm · slight satin sheen

A smooth photographic paper with a subtle satin sheen and natural colour reproduction. Selected to emphasise photographic detail, subtle tonal transitions and natural colour.

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Produced using archival photographic C-Type printing: light exposes photographic paper, which is then chemically developed to create the image, with smooth tonal transitions and a photographic finish.

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A3 archival pigment Giclée print

Hahnemühle German Etching paper · 297 × 420 mm · 310 gsm · matt

A textured, mould-made fine-art paper with a velvety matt surface, chosen to complement the artwork’s painterly movement and layered detail.

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Giclée is a fine-art inkjet printing process. This work is produced using pigment inks on museum-quality, acid- and lignin-free German Etching paper, chosen for detailed reproduction, subtle tonal transitions and a textured matt finish.

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A3 limited edition of 60

£250 · Fuji Matt

£300 · Hahnemühle German Etching

A3 · 297 × 420 mm · Unframed print.

Each artwork has one A3 edition of sixty prints in total. Every available paper option counts towards the same sixty, with a single numbering sequence from 1/60 to 60/60.

Certificate of authenticity included with every print. It confirms the artist, artwork title, A3 size, paper and individual edition number.

Any future A4 or A2 editions would be separately declared. They are not currently offered as part of this A3 edition.

Edition availability, borders, delivery arrangements and any additional charges are confirmed before payment.

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