Description
The lion has lowered its head and is about to devour the writhing snake. This terracotta is a preparatory "sketch" for the plaster model submitted to the Salon in 1833.
Provenance
André Theuriet (1833-1907) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Pierre Bertrand, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, August 1955, by purchase.
Credit
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1955