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Lion Attacking a Boar
1834-1838
graphite on irregularly shaped paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This drawing is for one of the four animal combats at the base of "The Tiger Hunt"' in the Duke of Orleans' table centerpiece. The bronze is in the Louvre Museum.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mme Vildieu-Barye; Fabius Frères, Paris; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 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. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2002 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. (12.1 x 11.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
37.2228