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Lion and Serpent no. 3 (sketch)

Editor Émile Martin French
modeled in 1832, cast in 1845s
Not on view
Originally modeled in 1832; this is the third casting. For another example of this subject in the Museum's collection, see 39.65.57. This piece is a small variant of Barye's Lion Crushing a Serpent which was bought by the French government and placed in the Tuileries Gardens in 1835. The Metropolitan Museum has a small model of this piece (see 10.108.3), as well as a plaster cast of the Tuileries bronze (89.9).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lion and Serpent no. 3 (sketch)
  • Artist: Antoine-Louis Barye (French, Paris 1795–1875 Paris)
  • Editor: Émile Martin (French)
  • Date: modeled in 1832, cast in 1845s
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze (sand cast)
  • Dimensions: 4 5/8 in., 3.1 lb. (11.7 cm, 1.4 kg)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Gift of Miss G. Louise Robinson, 1940
  • Object Number: 40.12.5
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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