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Recumbent Lion
Antoine Louis Barye (French, 1795–1875)
French
19th century
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
7.8 x 18.3 x 9.3 cm (3 1/16 x 7 3/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb
Accession Number58.1351
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze tiger on modeled rectangular plinth and red marble base. Head and forepaws straight, tail slightly curled. Sculpture is screwed into the base.
InscriptionsBarye (in script letters) proper front middle. Founders mark in proper left front corner.
ProvenanceMiss Aimee (b. 1893 - d. 1989) and Miss Rosamond Lamb (b. 1899 - d. 1989), Boston; 1958, gift of the Lambs to the MFA. (Accession date: December 11, 1958)