Antoine-Louis Barye
Horse Surprised by a Lion (second version)
1856-1908
Physical Qualities
Bronze, green patina, 15-11/16 H x 14-5/8 L x 5-3/4 D
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased as the gift of Stiles Tuttle Colwill and the Stiles Ewing Tuttle Memorial Trust, in Honor of Jay McKean Fisher
Object Number
2004.6
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 purchase, 2004; Christie's; Robert L. B. Tobin by descent from Margaret Batts Tobin; Maryland Institute, College of Art, on loan to The Baltimore Museum of Art; George A. Lucas.
Christie's, 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics, Tuesday, 28 October 2003, p. 192, Lot #200, Sale Number 1291.
Inscribed: Signed, "BARYE"
Markings: The underside with white paint, "LUCAS" and with later-add bar with two adhesive labels printed, BMA/cat.#/367" and "L.64.15/.17"
