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Lion and Lioness Attacking a Wild Boar
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Cain, the son of a butcher, was a highly regarded animal sculptor who modeled large-scale works for public locations in Paris, such as the Luxembourg Gardens, the Tuileries Gardens, and the city hall. This particular example is a reduction (a copy in a smaller size) of a work that he made for one of the entrances to the Tuileries Gardens.
Provenance
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Mrs. Roger B. Williams [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1967, by gift.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
24 in. (60.96 cm) (l.) approx.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Roger B. Williams, 1967
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2472