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Lion and Serpent (No. 2)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Although listed as No. 2, this version of the sculpture was actually Barye's third variant. It is distinguished by the larger and more threatening snake and by the tufted rather than flowing mane.
This particular piece is a foundry model that was sand cast in four sections. It was then assembled using interlocking pins, ridges, and slots. The founder's mark, VP surmounted by a crown, is that of Victor Paillard.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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. |
| 1995 | The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1975 | Metamorphoses in Nineteenth-Century Sculpture. Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. |
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H overall: 7 1/4 x W: 7 7/8 x D: 3 7/8 in. (18.4 x 20 x 9.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
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.
27.92