Physical Qualities
Bronze, orange/brown patina, 10-1/4 H x 6 W x 13-3/4 D in.
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
1996.46.2
Seated lion with head leaning forward, and ever so slightly turned to the proper left. The lion's mouth is closed, his forelegs straight, paws close to each other (but not touching), and tail curled to proper right. Modeling and details are very "sketchy." Base: irregular oval ground; no 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, by purchase; B[arebedienne?], 1879, or Barbedienne, Paris, 1884
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection", October 12-November 21, 1965, no. 377.
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, January 6-April 21, 1997.
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 Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, January 6-April 21, 1997.
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.
Inscribed: Top of base: front/center, stamped 'BARYE'; front/right, gold embrossed 'FB'; rear/left, stamped 'F.BARBEDIENNE.FONDEUR'. Sticker: 64.15.3 BMA cat. #377 (center). White paint accession #: 1996.46.2 (center). Black paint: near front/left of base,'MODERN'. Stamped letters: near back/proper left of base, 'AA'. Scratched in: letter 'A' in center; number '45' in center. Black ink: center, '1662' (may be L.669).
