Lion with Gilded Mane
Antoine-Louis Barye, French, 1796 - 1875
F. Barbédienne Foundry, Paris
19th century
Bronze
Barbedienne Cast #23
Overall: 5 × 7 1/2 in. (12.7 × 19.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of M. R. Schweitzer for the Joel P. Benezet, Class of 1966, Memorial Collection
S.964.214
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, under forepaw: Barye; stamped, underside into metal: 23 Z
Provenance
Besquet Kirchberger, Paris; sold to M. R. Schweitzer [Meyer (Mac) R. Schweitzer (1911-2006)], New York, September 4, 1964; given to present collection, 1964.
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