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"Surtout de table": Lion Hunt
(18th and 19th Centuries )
In this North African scene, two Arab hunters pursue a lion and lioness, which, in turn, have been gnawing a fallen water buffalo. The horsemen's billowing garments add to the sense of drama. Scholars have suggested that the shallow, frieze-like quality of this sculpture was inspired by a Roman sculptural relief such as those found on the sides of a sarcophagus.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Duc d'Orléans, 1834, by commission; duchesse d'Orleans Sale, Paris, January 18-20, 1853, no. 3 or 4; Count Anatole Demidoff Sale, Paris, April 21, 1870, no. 167; Montessier; G. Mallais Sale, Paris, 1882, no. 147; Georges Sortais; Henry Walters, Baltimore, June 17, 1898, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2007-2008 | Untamed: The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. |
| 2002-2004 | A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte. |
| 1998-2001 | Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1991 | Un âge d'or des arts décoratifs: 1814-1848. Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/13/1962 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 6/14/1972 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 9/6/1991 | Treatment | cleaned; examined for loan |
| 1/22/2002 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 5/9/2002 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; repaired; loss compensation |
| 9/20/2004 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 1/22/2007 | Technical Report | X-ray fluorescence |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 18 x W: 26 1/2 x D: 12 in. (45.7 x 67.3 x 30.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1898
Location in Museum
Hackerman House at 1 West Mount Vernon Place: First Floor: Parlor
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.174