SculptureFrench18th-19th century

Seated Lion

18th-19th century

Artists

Antoine Louis BaryeArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Lost-wax process

Medium

Bronze with green over brown patina

Culture

French

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

34.9 x 29.8 x 16.4 cm (13 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 6 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Henry Dexter Sharpe, Providence, RI, Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1956. (Gift of Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe)

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