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Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne

Lion Devouring a Doe

original model 1837; this cast n.d.

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Lion Devouring a Doe

original model 1837; this cast n.d.

Physical Qualities Bronze, dark brown patina, 5 1/2 H x 12 1/4 L x 5 1/2 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 1996.46.16
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 Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection", October 12-November 21, 1965, no. 387.

The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.

Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, January 12-13, 1971.

The North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind, Raleigh, NC, "Antoine Louis Barye Exhibition", September 1-November 6, 1972.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.

The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.

Inscribed: Top of base: front/center, stamped 'BARYE' (each letter 3 mm. in height); back/proper left, stamped 'BARYE 1837'. Two stickers: L.64.15.18; BMA cat. #387.

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