Antoine-Louis Barye
Walking Lion
1837
Physical Qualities
Bronze, gold-brown patina, 9 1/4 H x 16 1/4 L x 4 D in. (without wooden plinth)
Credit Line
Gift from the Descendants of Marian and Sidney Lansburgh
Object Number
1998.122
Lion walking with proper right fore and hind legs moving forward. The lion's mouth is open, and its tail is curled downward with the bushy tip almost touching the proper left hind leg. Physical details and texture are clearly articulated. Base: rectangular flat ground with rim attached to a wooden plinth.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1998; from Richard Lansburgh, Baltimore; estate of his mother, Marian Lansburgh (née Epstein), Baltimore; from her father, Jacob Epstein, Baltimore
Inscribed: Cold stamp above signature: 'BARYE 8'
