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Lion walking

Etcher Charles Courtry French
After Antoine-Louis Barye French
1866–97
Not on view
One of the most accomplished of French nineteenth century etchers, Courtry here devised a fine network of lines, strengthened with drypoint, to reproduce a Bayre watercolor now at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. As an embodiment of male aggression, the roaring male lion stands in opposition to the calm family scene that hangs below. It is interesting that Courtry's technique has produced a more sculptural image than Barye's own lithograph.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lion walking
  • Etcher: Charles Courtry (French, Paris 1846–1897 Paris)
  • Artist: After Antoine-Louis Barye (French, Paris 1795–1875 Paris)
  • Date: 1866–97
  • Medium: Etching and drypoint
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 12 7/8 in. (23.5 × 32.7 cm)
    Plate: 6 13/16 × 10 1/4 in. (17.3 × 26 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Cyrus J. Lawrence, 1909
  • Object Number: 09.1.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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