Artist Pierre-François de Wailly (1775–1852) (Léon de Wailly according to the source page)
Description
English: Grande Panthere, quart de la grandeur. Signed, inscribed and dated de Wailly. f. 1812/pour mon ami Aug, Boucher del Noyer. Ink, watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, 36 × 53 cm
Date 1812
Source/Photographer Bonhams
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pierre-Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Wailly_%E2%80%93_Grande_Panthere_(1812).jpg

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the four 'big cats' of the genus Panthera. The leopard is a member of the family Felidae with a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. Leopards have the largest distribution of any wild cat, occurring widely in Africa as well as eastern and southern Asia.