Physical Qualities
Bronze, red/brown patina, 9-3/16 H x 16-1/4 W x 4-1/8 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
1996.46.64
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.
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. 385.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, January 12-13, 1971.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, January 12-13, 1971.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
"Old Master Paintings and 19th Century European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture," Sale 1579, Sotheby's, New York, 7/17/97, no. 616, ill.
Inscribed: Signed on base: 'BARYE'. Bottom of base: two labels: L.65.6.2/Lucas; BMA cat. #385. Bottom of base in red ink: 'Lucas' (underlined).
