Tiger Devouring a Gavial (Tigre dévorant un gavial)

modeled in 1831, probably cast after 1847
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tiger Devouring a Gavial (Tigre dévorant un gavial)
  • Artist: Antoine-Louis Barye (French, Paris 1795–1875 Paris)
  • Date: modeled in 1831, probably cast after 1847
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Overall: 7 5/8 × 20 × 7 1/4 in. (19.4 × 50.8 × 18.4 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
  • Object Number: 10.108.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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