Physical Qualities
Bronze, red-brown patina, 8-1/8 H x 3 W x 6-1/2 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
1996.46.30
Seated lion with head held high, front forelegs straight, paws slightly apart, mouth closed, and tail curled to proper right around ground/base. Base: oval ground with rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 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. 378.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
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 J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
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: Side of base: center, stamped 'BARYE'. Two stickers: L.64.15.37; BMA cat. #378.
