Antoine-Louis Barye and Brame
Cheval surpris par un lion (seconde version)
1856
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 15 3/4 x 15 x 4 3/4 in. (40 x 38.1 x 12.1 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.46.26
Rearing horse with head thrown back, mouth open, small ears back, proper right foreleg bent and proper left foreleg extended being attacked by a lion who is straddling the horse's body on a diagonal (from proper left side to proper right side - the lion's head oriented toward the horse's tail). The lion is biting the horse in the spine and clawing him with its proper right front paw on the proper left side. The ground beneath the rearing horse is rocky with what appears to be a tree stump or branch more or less in the center. Base: oval rocky ground with branches and rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchse, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift, 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest, 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure", circulated to Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
Zimmerli Art Museum, "Breaking the Mold: Sculpture in Paris from Daumier to Rodin", October 23, 2005-March 12, 2006.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure", circulated to Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
Zimmerli Art Museum, "Breaking the Mold: Sculpture in Paris from Daumier to Rodin", October 23, 2005-March 12, 2006.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
BMA, 'BMA News,' 'A Grand Legacy,' January-February 2003, p.6 ill.
Inscribed: Side of base: back/right, stamped 'BARYE'. One sticker: L.64.15.30.
