SculptureFrench18th-19th century

Walking Lion

18th-19th century

Artists

Antoine Louis BaryeArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, sand

Medium

Bronze, with black over light brown patina

Culture

French

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

34.2 x 47.5 x 18.5 cm (13 7/16 x 18 11/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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